INDIGENOUS EDUCATION
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New Mexico to offer equal pay to Native American teachers
New Mexico will begin to offer equal pay to dozens of Indigenous language teachers as part of a new law aimed at improving K-12 education for Native American students and preserving their languages and cultures. A bill signed into law Thursday counts educators who are certified in the Indigenous languages taught in public schools and spoken by New Mexico's 23 tribes and pueblos as entry-level teachers eligible for the state's minimum salaries.
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Overdue education plan frustrates New Mexico native leaders
New Mexico's plan to address the needs of underserved Indigenous students hasn't been shared with tribal leaders or the public despite promises made by state officials that they would do so last year.
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