New Mexico Governor Vows To Continue Pushing For Third-Grade Retention

Hispanic Business (10/8) reports that New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) "said that she intends to continue to push the Legislature for a 'no social promotion' bill as part of her educational reform platform for New Mexico. The governor and Secretary of Education-designate Hanna Skandera spent much of Wednesday promoting literacy skills by reading aloud to pre-kindergartners at several Santa Fe public school sites." Martinez touted public support for her education policies, and "noted her administration's dedication of $30 million for reading assessments and reading coaches in grades K-3 to measure students' progress and said the Public Education Department needs this type of hard data to drive its reading programs over the course of this school year."