THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SAYS THE NUMBER OF NEW MEXICO TEACHERS EARNING TOP MARKS IN ITS EVALUATION SYSTEM HAS RISEN STEADILY SINCE IT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2015. THE LATEST FIGURES SHOW JUST OVER 34 PERCENT OF TEACHERS WERE RATED HIGHLY EFFECTIVE OR EXEMPLARY LAST YEAR. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND 75 PERCENT OF TEACHERS WERE RATED EFFECTIVE OR BETTER.
