Michelle S. Adames, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Jardin de Los Niños Helping Children and Families Flourish Jardin de los Niños is a non-profit organization with a Five-Star early childhood education program. Jardin provides early childhood education, therapeutic intervention, and comprehensive…
Read MorePaid Family & Medical Leave is an Investment in New Mexico’s Future Tracy McDaniel, MPH Policy Advocate Southwest Women’s Law Center In the last few years, Southwest Women’s Law Center has led a coalition advocating for the passage of Paid Family & Medical Leave…
Read MoreThe LAB’s mission is to support youth in creating a sustainable and healthy community through the arts, communication, and action. The LAB accomplishes this by integrating meaningful hands-on learning with real-world problem-solving. The LAB Learning Action Buffet has initiated the Creating Equity in Education (CEE)…
Read MoreWe know from the recently published Education Context Report, one out of every six children in New Mexico has multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). ACES are traumatic events experienced in early childhood that can negatively impact our social and emotional development. ACES come in many…
Read MoreThe Three R’s at Hatch Valley Public Schools Dr. Toni Hull Executive Director of Curriculum & Instructional Innovation Hatch Valley Public Schools Our vision at Hatch Valley Public Schools is “All Students and Staff Empowered to Succeed!” This…
Read MoreSouthern New Mexico’s Colonias deserve more Daisy Ann Maldonado, MA (she/her) EC Director Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County The work of the Empowerment Congress (EC) of Doña Ana County is so vitally important because of the families and communities it supports…
Read MoreAbeer Al-Ghawi Assistant Director Ngage New Mexico Supporting an Essential Workforce Through a Pandemic While the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered school doors across the county, some educators remained in operation either in centers, in home-based programs, or through virtual platforms. Early childhood educators across the…
Read MoreMichael Radtke Lead Museum Coordinator Ngage New Mexico Children’s Museum Impacts Education Doña Ana County A children’s museum is a gateway for children and caregivers to bond and learn through play, inspire their creativity, foster their curiosity, and lay the groundwork in…
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