Courtney Jackson

Albuquerque Public Schools is holding community forums this week as it stares down budget cuts. While the numbers aren’t finalized, administrators Monday said they expect to be working with around 13% less next fiscal year. They broke down the various pots of money the total will get split into and asked community members which programs they’d prioritize over others. Some participants were displeased, saying they wanted more specifics and more money to work with.

A committee of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education Thursday night tabled a controversial policy proposal regarding the rights of parents, including access to student counseling records. Several groups, including teacher and LGBTQ student advocates, had called on the community to speak out against the proposal. KUNM’s Nash Jones has more.

Albuquerque Public Schools swore in four new members to its board of education yesterday. And as KUNM’s Taylor Velazquez reports, the board is seeing historic shifts – not only with its first all-female board, but also with three new members who could push the board in a new direction.