THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS SLAMMING ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ITS PLAN TO SCRAP MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. THE P-E-D CRITICIZES APS FOR CUTTING MID SCHOOL SPORTS BUT NOT THE SALARIES OF ITS TOP ADMINISTRATORS. THE DECISION WAS MADE BY APS BASED ON BUDGET CUTS THAT HAVE YET TO BE FINALIZED BY THE STATE.
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS SAID SHE’D SCHEDULE A SPECIAL SESSION TO DEAL WITH THE BUDGET … BUT IT HASN’T BEEN SET UP YET. SHE DIDN’T LIKE THE BUDGET SENT TO HER FROM THE LEGISLATURE BECAUSE IT CONTAINED 350 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX HIKES.
