Our history classes need a refresh

It’s a well-known fact that New Mexico has one of the worst education systems in the country. The 2021 Kids Count report from New Mexico Voices for Children shows New Mexico recently ranked last among states for education. This shouldn’t be a surprise to students or their parents who feel our state’s education system is failing them.

Despite all this negativity surrounding our education system, we have a chance to fix things in our state just a bit: a set of proposed social study standards was recently introduced to the public and is being discussed to see how the state will fully implement the standards for the 2023 school year.

Read more in the Santa Fe New Mexican