Education

Panel Advances HB184: Training For School-Based Officers

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By DILLON MULLAN
The New Mexican

Law enforcement officers stationed on New Mexico’s public school campuses could become required to receive specialized training in how to act in an educational environment.

Lawmakers on the state House Judiciary Committee on Friday unanimously advanced House Bill 184, sponsored by Rep. Patricio Ruiloba, an Albuquerque Democrat and retired police officer. The bill provides funding to train so-called school resource officers in deescalation techniques, informal counseling techniques and how respond to students with mental health disorders.

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Los Alamos Public Schools Issues Calendar Of Upcoming Events

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LAPS News:

The spring semester brings a variety of events in the Los Alamos Public Schools.

View the summary of important upcoming calendar items below. 

Note that Friday, Feb. 14 is a snow make up day; school is in session on this day. 

No School

  • Feb. 3: Course Selection for current eighth graders (no classes at LAMS)
  • Feb. 3-4: Course Selection for TFA/LAHS (no classes for students)
  • Feb. 17: President’s Day
  • Feb. 27-28: No School for Mountain Elementary Students Due to Construction

Important Dates

  • Feb. 1:  Science Fair
  • Feb. 3: Sixth grade visits to LAMS
  • Feb. 3 – 7: National School Counseling
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World Futures: Ruling Humanity Or Is It Mankind – Part One

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By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute

When I completed my series on education, “mi esposa” asked me to offer my solution for education and its improvement.

A tough question to ponder, I noted that in the United States there are roughly 55 million K-12 students in a population of 330 million people. In June 2019, the estimated world population, per the U.S. Census Bureau was 7,597,130,400 people, or rounding down it was about 7.5 billion.

If you divide 7.5 billion by 330 million and multiple by 55 million you get 1.25 billion, the number of potential K-12 students on Planet Earth.

Personally, Read More

Journey To Pluto & Beyond At Nature Center Planetarium Friday

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Astronomer Dan Reisenfeld discusses the discoveries of the New Horizons mission at Pluto and beyond at 7 p.m. Friday in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium on Canyon Road. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Journey to Pluto and beyond with the New Horizons spacecraft this Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Launched in 2006, the NASA New Horizons spacecraft executed a close fly-by of Pluto in 2016, making it the first spacecraft to ever encounter this distant Dwarf Planet. Astronomer Dan Reisenfeld will be the pilot for the evening and will take the audience on a journey Read More

NHCC Launches Yearlong 20th Anniversary Celebration

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NHCC News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) turns 20 years old in 2020 and the milestone anniversary will be celebrated all year long with a series of events and programs.

NHCC hosts the first center-wide anniversary event 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 (Leap Day). The event is free and open to the public. 

The event will feature a variety of activities and entertainment, inviting guests to enjoy an “open-house” experience of the campus and its multidisciplinary offerings. Activities include a blessing of the campus, poetry readings, musical performance, curator tours Read More

‘Prepare To Care’ For Caregivers Of Alzheimer’s Patients

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David Davis 

LARSO News:

‘Prepare to Care’ is an eight-hour course presented by David Davis of the Memory Care Alliance.

The four-week course is for caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients.

It will provide help with: education and understanding about the disease, day to day care management, legal and financial challenges, services like in-home care, residential care, hospice, and creating a long-term plan, for not only the person living with Alzheimer’s but for the caregiver as well.

The class will is 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, starting Feb. 6 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

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Rotary President Phil Dabney Discusses Career Path

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Rotary President Phil Dabney discusses career path into law at Tuesday Rotary Club meeting. Photo by Linda Hull

ROTARY News:

During the weekly meeting, Tuesday Jan. 21, Rotary Club President Phil Dabney described his career path into law beginning with his studies at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb) where he was a journalism student. 

After interviewing Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun for a student newspaper feature, Dabney, who also had become friends with the University’s Dean of the College of Law, decided to go into the legal field.

He began practicing in 1986, first Read More

Committee Votes 7-4 To Pass House Joint Resolution 1

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By JENS GOULD
The New Mexican

The House Commerce and Economic Development Committee gave the green light Friday to legislation calling for a constitutional amendment to tap more of the state’s nearly $20 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund, even as the governor is prioritizing an alternate proposal to create a new trust fund for a similar purpose.

The committee voted 7-4 along party lines to pass House Joint Resolution 1, which would allow additional distributions of 1 percent from the fund to be used for early childhood educational services. Under current law, annual distributions from the Read More

PEEC: Biking In Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Jan. 28

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Matt and Becky Hardy discuss their experience participating in an annual ride through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at 7 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The community is invited to hear about Matt and Becky Hardy’s participation in an annual bicycle tour through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at the January Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and covers information about upcoming outings. This event is free to attend and open to the public. 

Since 2013, the Greater Yellowstone Read More

Optimism Marks Opening Of 2020 Legislative Session

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Members of the New Mexico National Guard present the colors as the 2020 Legislative Session gets underway Tuesday in Santa Fe. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard and Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler, both of Los Alamos gather for a photo at the opening of the legislative session Tuesday at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

SANTA FE – The 30-Day Session of the 54th New Mexico Legislature got underway Tuesday at the Roundhouse. Read More