Author Archives | Rep. Mimi Stewart
Mimi Stewart is the Democratic representative for Bernalillo County District 21. She's currently the Chair of the House Education Committee. Stewart earned a B.A. from Boston University in 1971 and a M.S. from Wheelock College in 1977. Her professional experience includes working as a Special Education Teacher in the Albuquerque Public School system.
Fighting over funding is hindering real education
In response to my colleagues’ recent op-ed column, “Stop the Cycle of Failure,” let me first say that I think our New Mexico public schools are good, our teachers are great and our students are performing well. I know, that’s not what you’ve read, but please hear me out.
We can argue about test results; let’s look at test design. All standardized-based tests spread children out on a continuum, a bell curve, by design. In every state, children from poverty, with rare exception, score at the bottom, by design. Children learning English as a second language tend to score at the bottom, by design. Does this mean they can’t learn or teachers aren’t working hard enough?...
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11. December 2013
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