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KUNM’s Let’s Talk About Underfunding Education of At-Risk Students

Last week Judge Sarah Singleton issued a ruling that the constitutional rights of at-risk public schools students in New Mexico have been violated due to inadequate funding. Today Hannah Colton invited her KUNM listeners and panel of guests to talk about “How New Mexico Is Failing To Educate At-Risk Students.” Continue reading



NAGC Webinar on Micro-Credentials Program

The National Association for Gifted Children is offering New Mexico a free webinar this coming Monday, July 9, 2018. The webinar will be focused on NAGC’s new Micro-Credentials Program and the Giftedness Knows No Boundaries campaign, an amazing professional development opportunity for educators working with students who are gifted.

This webinar is being offered for free. Future webinars will be offered only to members of the New Mexico Association for the Gifted. Interested in joining NMAG? Click here: http://www.nmgifted.org/membership

The webinar will be held Monday, July 9, 2018 @ 9:00 AM.
Conference URL: http://uberconference.com/nagc5
Dial-in number: 202-847-5788
No PIN required
International Access Numbers: https://www.uberconference.com/international

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NAGC Director M. René Islas to Speak in Gadsden

Flyer for Rene Islas in Gasden 2018South Central NMAG Presents M. René Islas, the executive director of the National Association for Gifted Children. René has extensive experience leading education reform through practical and policy work at the federal, state, and local levels.

Date: July 24, 2018

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Place: The Gadsden High School Theater 6301 NM-28 Continue reading



Creative Programs of NM, Inc. Statewide Fundraiser

Freeze! It’s time to Meat and Greet our Destination Imagination organizers:

Dear Team Managers and friends of Destination Imagination:

I am sending along information regarding the fund raiser for CPNMI. I ask that you hit the share button or copy/paste this information and send it along to parents of your students. Please take time to make your own purchases as well!

—Katrina Prince

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Be cool and support Destination Imagination in NM:

Creative Programs of New Mexico, Inc (CPNMI) is the nonprofit organization that hosts our Destination Imagination tournaments each year. We are tasked with finding a suitable venue, finding appraisers and all the individuals who serve as volunteers, arrange for food trucks, take care of awards, and all the background work that must be accomplished in order for our tournament to be a success. We are happy to do this to ensure that our intelligent, talented, and creative kids of NM have an opportunity to stretch their minds and skills in a premier STEAM program. Continue reading



Saturday TAM Draft NMAG Members’ Work Proceeds

We truly appreciate the participation of the NMAG members who joined us from across the state, pictured here in today’s Saturday session. We also acknowledge the virtual presence by Google Hangout of SCNMAG affiliate president, Andres Melendez. We are getting closer to our goal of updating the Gifted Technical Assistance Manual for the PED this Fall.



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