UP IN SANTA FE, HOUSE BILL 180 IS DESIGNED TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THE CLASSROOM AND LESS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONS. IT’S SUPPORTED BY “THINK NEW MEXICO.” FRED NATHAN IS THE GROUP’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. HE TELLS US THE BILL WILL ALSO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REPORTS DISTRICTS HAVE TO FILE EACH YEAR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION , FREEING-UP MONEY FOR CLASSROOMS. NATHAN SAYS DISTRICTS THAT PUT MORE MONEY INTO CLASSROOMS HAVE HIGHER STUDENT SUCCESS. HE TELLS US, RIGHT NOW, ADMINISTRATIONS ARE GETTING A HEFTY SHARE OF THE EDUCATION DOLLARS OUT THERE.
HE SAYS THE DISTRICTS WILL SIMPLY SEND DATA TO AN ADVANCED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM WHERE IT COULD THEN BE ANALYSED BY THE P-E-D.
