Adrian Gomez

  The job posting for Albuquerque Public Schools’ superintendent closes tonight at midnight. Tomorrow, the real work begins for the APS board as they begin to narrow the pool of candidates. The new superintendent will take the reins of New Mexico’s largest school district next summer at a pivotal time for the district: with a […]

On Monday night, the Albuquerque City Council voted to override Mayor Time Keller’s vetoes of two bills relating to the Albuquerque-Bernalillo Air Quality Control Board. The Council voted 7-2 and 6-3, respectively, on a veto override of a bill to enact a moratorium of the board’s activities and of another bill to restructure the board.

  Fully 82% of New Mexico residents believe parents need more free public school choices in their community, and nearly three in four support New Mexico continuing to develop and open more public charter schools in the state. That’s according to a new statewide survey of New Mexicans that was conducted by Research & Polling

  Last week, a group of Chamber members and staff hit the road for a two-day New Mexico Roadrunners trip to southeastern New Mexico. The event marks the program’s first trip since the COVID-19 pandemic forced a hiatus in their work as goodwill ambassadors representing Albuquerque’s business community. The group of business leaders traveled to

Last Wednesday night, the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted to allow a charter school with a track record of success to serve more students – and earlier in their school years. East Mountain High School’s request to serve middle school students in addition to their high-quality high school model was approved on a

Last week, the Albuquerque Police Department released crime statistics for January-August 2023. The data showed crimes have gone down in five categories but have increased in another five categories. Here’s the good news: the Duke City has made some progress in fighting persistently high crime rates in categories like homicide, robbery, burglary and vehicle theft.