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New Mexico Launches First-Ever Youth Apprenticeship Program Innovative Work-Based Learning Initiative Provides Debt-Free Path to Career Success
SANTA FE, N.M. (5/6/24) – The New Mexico State Apprenticeship Council approved Future Focused Education to establish and operate the state's first "youth apprenticeship program." The X3 NeXt Youth Apprenticeship initiative represents an innovative work-based learning model that combines paid on-the-job training with related classroom instruction, allowing students to gain critical professional experience and earn debt-free college credits toward an associate's degree or industry certification. While all registered apprenticeship programs are open to youths, "youth apprenticeship programs" focus specifically on creating opportunities for people ages 16 to 24.
New Mexico's Summer Reading Program is an innovative free program set to empower 10,000 students from incoming kindergarteners to outgoing eighth graders with focused reading instruction in small groups with trained literacy instructors. We are looking to recruit literacy instructors and students in every community to participate.
Licensed teachers, educational assistants, pre-service teachers, and both full-time and part-time faculty members are strongly encouraged to apply as literacy instructors, although the application is open to anyone who is interested. Training and professional development will be provided, and literacy instructors will be compensated at $35 per hour over the summer. Please visit Literacy.NM.gov to learn more!Â
New Mexico – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, pursuant to 2007 legislation, has authorized the auctioning of eight big-game hunts to benefit wildlife conservation in New Mexico. The Department has partnered with New Mexico Ducks Unlimited (DU) to offer the New Mexico Governor's Special Hunt Auction 2024 Online. Funds from the public auction support the Game Protection Fund and are used solely for Department mission-related projects and programs.
The eight opportunities offered this year are up for auction now and will close on June 23 at 6 p.m. The hunts this year include:
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (May 6, 2024) 一 Austin Shoemaker decided to give himself a pep talk following his opening tee shot.
After slicing his first swing of the day into the water at the par-4 10th hole at TPC Sawgrass' Dye's Valley course, he quickly regrouped and restarted his round with a vengeance.
The Lincoln University of Missouri senior rebounded by registering three consecutive birdies on holes 11-13 en route to a first-round score of 4-under-par 68 at the 2024 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship presented by Chase, Kohler and ADT. Â
SANTA FE—Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has denied a referendum petition submitted by Senator Craig Brandt (R-Rio Rancho) and Senator Pat Woods (R-Broadview) for House Bill 129 which imposes a mandatory seven-day waiting period when purchasing a firearm. The legislation was signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and goes into effect May 15.
"Once again, the Secretary of State has denied New Mexico voters the opportunity to determine whether a highly controversial measure should remain state law," said Senator Brandt. "The drafters of our state Constitution created the referendum so the people can keep their government accountable. It's a shame that this process is being repeatedly and unilaterally stifled."Â Â Â
Project culminates three-year project that integrates NMSP CAD and RMSÂ
SANTA FE – New Mexico State Police launched a new cloud-native computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, upgrading its core method of managing dispatch calls for police officers and first responders in the field following a three-year project to upgrade the critical system. The CAD was developed to be used from a cloud (hosted) environment, which transfers data more efficiently and quickly. Â
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Moms for Liberty Steps Up Efforts to Fight Back Against Biden's Title IX Rewrite & Launches Toolkit to Support Parents of Public School Kids
MELBOURNE, FL - Today, Moms for Liberty is stepping into the ring in the fight against the Biden Administration's Title IX rewrite by releasing a tool kit of resources to educate, equip, and empower parents to take action against these dangerous policies. States are already boldly filing lawsuits against Biden, with 15 states including Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia suing the federal government to fight for parental rights at all levels of government.
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