For decades, New Mexico has ranked at or near the bottom in education, a reality we have become far too comfortable with. But we know the story doesn’t end there. All across our state incredible leaders, educators and parents are working to improve our education system and New Mexico Rising will feature their stories. Each episode will feature an interview with someone leading great work in New Mexico’s education system. Join us as we come together as a community and write a new story for New Mexico students with a steadfast optimism that we can and must do better for our children.

New Mexico Rising
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For decades, New Mexico has ranked at or near the bottom in education, a reality we have become far too comfortable with. But we know the story doesn’t end there. All across our state incredible leaders, educators and parents are working to improve our education system and New Mexico Rising will feature their stories. Each episode will feature an interview with someone leading great work in New Mexico’s education system. Join us as we come together as a community and write a new story for New Mexico students with a steadfast optimism that we can and must do better for our children.
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October 23, 2025
Reading, Math, and Momentum: New Mexico's State Assessment Data (with Dominica Chavez)
<p>In the Season 6 premiere of New Mexico Rising, host <strong>Amanda Aragon</strong>, Executive Director of NewMexicoKidsCAN, is joined by returning guest <strong>Dominica Chavez</strong> to break down the latest <strong>state assessment results</strong>. Together, they dig into what the data reveals about student progress in reading, math, and science and what it means for schools across New Mexico. From encouraging gains to detailed analysis, join Amanda and Dominica to unpack the numbers and celebrate success that #ProgressIsPossible. </p><p>Stay tuned for rapid-fire fun as Dominica answers questions about her favorite hot air balloon, fall traditions, and—of course—the best way to freeze green chile.</p><p><br></p><p>-----------</p><p>HAVE A QUESTION YOU WANT US TO ANSWER ON THE PODCAST?</p><p>Submit your questions here: <a href="http://bit.ly/AskNMRising" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bit.ly/AskNMRising</a></p>

May 14, 2025
Community Voices: Reflections on the Mississippi Marathon
<p>Have you heard of the Mississippi Miracle? The Mississippi Miracle refers to the dramatic gains Mississippi has made in K-12 literacy outcomes since 2013. Through strategic policy implementation focused on evidence-based literacy instruction, Mississippi rose from</p><p>49th in 4th-grade reading to 9th in 2024! Once ranked near the bottom alongside New Mexico, Mississippi's approach has become a national model for educational reform.</p><p>Recently, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce hosted Carey Wright, former Mississippi State Superintendent and architect for the Mississippi Miracle (or Mississippi Marathon as she calls it) for a luncheon. Guests heard all about how Mississippi accomplished this incredible feat.</p><p>In this episode, Dominica and Amanda recap the event and we try something new! After Amanda and Dominica recap Dr. Wright’s remarks we share reflections from other attendees to hear their takeaways. Tune and let us know what you think! </p><p><br></p>

April 10, 2025
Magic in the (East) Mountains (with Trey Smith)
<p>Trey Smith, Executive Director of East Mountain High School, a public charter school located in the east mountains joins Amanda for a conversation about what makes East Mountain successful. Together, Trey and Amanda discuss the history of East Mountain, charter school authorizing, school accountability and Trey previews the timeline of the brand new East Mountain Middle School. </p><p>Learn more about East Mountain High School here: </p><p><a href="https://www.eastmountainhigh.net/"><u>https://www.eastmountainhigh.net/</u></a></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><strong>New Mexico Vistas </strong></p><p>Want to learn how your school measures up in New Mexico’s school accountability system? Visit <a href="http://nmvistas.org"><u>nmvistas.org</u></a> to see your schools proficiency rates, growth scores and more! </p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><strong>Sign up for the New Mexico Summer Reading Challenge</strong> </p><p>New Mexico's Summer Reading Program is an innovative free program set to empower students from incoming kindergarteners to outgoing eighth graders with focused reading instruction in small groups with trained literacy instructors.</p><p>Sign up here: <a href="https://nmsummerreading.org/"><u>https://nmsummerreading.org/</u></a></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>WE NEED QUESTIONS! Have a question about education in New Mexico? We’d love to answer it in our next episode. Submit a question for us to answer on the podcast here: <a href="http://bit.ly/AskNMRising"><u>bit.ly/AskNMRising</u></a></p><p>—------------------------------------------------------------------</p>
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