08/25/2005

Constant kindergartners play catch-up (USA Today). In Las Cruces, N.M., near the U.S.-Mexico border, children are on the cusp of what could be the next movement in early childhood education: an 11-month, full-day kindergarten year. The small, three-year experiment is seen as a cost-effective way to reduce the achievement gap between poor and middle-class children. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for Las+Cruces] 9:12:06 AM    comment []

Plans for high-speed rail between Wyoming and New Mexico rolls on (Billings Gazette). DENVER -- A group pushing to build a high-speed commuter rail line from Wyoming to New Mexico hopes to ask voters for their approval in November 2008, the group's president said Wednesday. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "New Mexico"] 9:10:17 AM    comment []