THE ECONOMY, CRIME AND EDUCATION DOMINATED THE LAST STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS AT THE START OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION FROM GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ. SHE TOLD LAWMAKERS SHE HAS SPENT THE LAST SEVEN YEARS PUSHING FOR REFORMS IN EDUCATION. SHE SAYS, WHERE THOSE REFORMS WERE EMBRACED, THERE WAS STUDENT SUCCESS.
SHE SAYS REFORM HAS BEEN RESISTED AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT HAS FLATLINED OR FELL. THE NUMBER OF ‘”F” SCHOOLS HAS TRIPLED IN ALBUQUERQUE TO NEARLY ONE-IN-THREE SCHOOLS.
AMONG HER PROPOSALS THIS YEAR IS AN ACROSS THE BOARD 2 PERCENT PAY RAISE FOR TEACHERS AND A 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS FOR TEACHERS WHO EARN AN EXEMPLARY RATING.
