CESE congratulates TODOS on its 20th anniversary!
TODOS: Mathematics for ALL is an international professional organization that advocates for equity and excellence in mathematics education for ALL students with special attention to Latina/o students. As articulated in its mission and goals, TODOS advances educators' knowledge, develops and supports education leaders, generates and disseminates knowledge, informs the public, influences educational policies, and informs families about education policies and learning strategies. All of these goals ultimately result in providing access to high quality and rigorous mathematics for ALL students. TODOS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and an affiliate organization of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
TODOS will be celebrating its anniversary during its biennial national conference this summer here in Albuquerque, June 21-23. The Conference will focus on Critical Actions in Mathematics Education. Come, share, and learn with others about the actions that TODOS and its members have taken on Critical Transformations in Mathematics Education. The conference will be held at the historic Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, in the heart of Old Town. Go to https://www.todos-math.org/conference for more information on the conference.
The June 2023 Beacon Has Been Published!
The June 2023 issue of the Beacon has been published, and is online here! All previous issues of the Beacon are located here.
In this issue: President’s Message (Jesse Johnson), 2023 Legislature Public Education Bills, (Jack Jekowski), Why New Mexico High School Graduation Rate Calculations Do Not Align with a School’s Time-Opportunity to Impact Student Learning (Kim Johnson), NM State Science Fair Winners, A Toon by Thomas, CESE Annual Meeting, CESE congratulates TODOS on its 20th anniversary!
Important note about Annual Meeting:
The times they are a changing, and so is CESE. Instead of an annual meeting in June with a speaker, we are planning a ‘meet and greet’ at an Albuquerque restaurant that will be partially subsidized by CESE in July or August. An on-line poll will be sent out sometime soon. The presentation will be held later, possibly in the fall after people return from summer vacation. We hope to see you at both!
Kurt Steinhaus speaks to CESE at June 4 Annual Meeting
CESE's 2022 Annual Meeting featured Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, Secretary of the NM Public Education Department, speaking on the topic "Move the Needle: Improving Public Education in New Mexico." The meeting took place on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 1:30 pm, at the UNM Continuing Education Center.
A video of the meeting can be seen here:
Additionally, the slides presented by Dr. Steinhaus can be perused here.
CESE thanks Dr. Kurt Steinhaus for a dynamic presentation. Upon review of the meeting video and slides, please feel free to contact Kim Johnson (kimber@comcast.net) with your comments on improving education in New Mexico.
Annual Meeting with Kurt Steinhaus TODAY! Click below for Link…
To get the Zoom link for today's meeting, click here, and follow the instructions!
We hope to see you there!
May 2022 Beacon: Annual Meeting Announced
The May 2022 Beacon (XXIV, No. 1) has been published! It includes a President’s Message by Jesse Johnson, a detailed look at "Luring Retirees Back into The Classroom" by Lisa Durkin, an article by Dr. Rebecca Reiss on "Does Science Literacy Need a Booster Shot? (Yes)", 2022 Science Fair Winners, and a Toon by Thomas.
It also announces the upcoming CESE Annual Meeting, June 4th 2022 at 1:30 PM, featuring an address by Kurt Steinhaus, Secretary of Education for the state of New Mexico.
This issue of the Beacon, along with every other issue, can be found on CESE's Beacon Page.
Save the Date! Secretary of Education Kurt Steinhaus to speak to CESE on June 4, 2022
That's right, Secretary of Education Kurt Steinhaus will be speaking to CESE on June 4, 2022, at 1:30 PM. His topic will be "Move the Needle.” The meeting will be hybrid In Person/Zoom.
Stay tuned for details! There will be more information in the upcoming Beacon!
CESE Meeting with Dr. Tracie Collins, secretary of the NM Department of Health
CESE's Annual Meeting was held on June 5th, 2021. The keynote speech by Dr. Tracie Collins, secretary of the NM Department of Health, can be viewed here. CESE thanks Dr. Collins for an informative presentation!
May 2021 Beacon: Annual Meeting Announced
Dr. Tracie Collins, MD, MPH, MHCDS, Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health
The May 2021 Beacon (XXIII, No. 2) has been published! This issue has a President’s Message by Lisa Durkin, a detailed look at "What is Culturally Relevant Instruction in the Era of Yazzie/Martinez?" by Jessica Apgar, Ph.D., Education and Anthony Rodriguez, Ph.D., Education, and the second article of a series on genetics by Dr. Rebecca Reiss, on the status of gender and genetics, and a Toon by Thomas. It also announces the upcoming CESE Annual Meeting, June 5th 2021 at 1:30 PM, featuring an address by Dr. Tracie Collins, MD, MPH, MHCDS, Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health. Details in the Beacon!
This issue of the Beacon, along with every other issue, can be found on CESE's Beacon Page.
SB-17 Hearing – CESE In The News
CESE was mentioned several times during a March 17, 2021 hearing on Senate Bill 17, the Family Income Index Act, sponsored by Mimi Stewart. Here's the clip!
January 2021 Beacon: Calculating NM At-Risk Funding with the CESE Method
The January 2021 Beacon (XXIII, No. 1) is now available! This issue has a president's message from Lisa Durkin, a major article by Kim Johnson on on "A New Way to Calculate NM At-Risk Funding Using the CESE Method: Introducing the Opportunity and Equity Index," and a toon by Thomas.
Read the whole account here.
From Lisa Durkin's introduction to Kim Johnson's article, "It represents the culmination of over 20 years of analytic inquiry into the elements that predict student outcomes, it builds an index of school remediation needs, and it provides an avenue to change the dynamics that plague our state as indicated by the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit." The article itself explains "The Method offers the potential to identify those schools that are both significantly outperforming and underperforming expectations using a predictive procedure that accounts for schools’ student demographics. As it turns out, this same performance predictive method can be used to identify schools both by name and their degree of “risk” as explained by those demographic factors associated with New Mexico’s educational achievement gap that manifests from kindergarten through 12th grade."
This issue of the Beacon, along with every other issue, can be found on CESE's Beacon Page.
