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New Mexico may overhaul high school graduation requirements

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New Mexico has gone about 20 years since the last comprehensive overhaul of high school graduation requirements. Lawmakers are also contemplating a possible increase in the minimum number of instructional hours per academic year. New Mexico's statewide graduation rate of nearly 77% in 2021 was among the lowest in the nation.

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New Mexico may overhaul high school graduation requirements

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Legislation to overhaul New Mexico's high school graduation requirements and reduce the minimum number of class-unit credits was being drafted by state lawmakers Monday. High school teacher and state Rep. Andrés Romero of Albuquerque said he hopes to support a bill that would eliminate algebra II as a graduation requirement, among other changes. That could open up space in high school curriculums for subjects such as statis…

1 year ago·Albuquerque, United States

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