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Tools For Leveraging Arp Dollars

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, New Mexico has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to use federal funding to dramatically affect the lives of New Mexico families by increasing...

Leveraging Out-Of-School Stem Programming To Support Education Recovery

The passage of the American Rescue Plan provides historic levels of funding for out-of-school time programming, with $30 billion set aside for afterschool and summer learning. While school...

Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 Through Summer Learning

Recently, I attended a webinar entitled: “Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 through Summer Learning and Enrichment,” hosted by the national Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and...

Safety by Design: How can we make sure OST is truly a safe space for youth in our communities?

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, failed to take safety precautions to protect children from sexual predators in their programs...

Women Who Made History: Mathematics

In celebration of Women’s History Month, this post features four women who paved the way for women in mathematics throughout history: Hypatia of Alexandria (top left), Wang Zhenyi (top right)...

Women Who Made History: Engineering

In celebration of Women’s History Month, this post features four women who paved the way for women in engineering throughout history: Emily Roebling (top left), Hertha Ayrton (top right), Lillian...

Self Care Series, Part 5: Jeff sweats the small stuff

My self-care routine includes many of the same elements outlined by my co-workers here at NMOST: regular exercise, time spent outdoors, making the time to pursue enjoyable activities like...

Women Who Made History: Technology

In celebration of Women’s History Month, this post features four women who paved the way for women in technology throughout history: Ada Lovelace (top left), Grace Hopper (top right), Hedy...

Women Who Made History: Science

n celebration of Women’s History Month, this post features four women who paved the way for women in science throughout history: Alice Ball (top left), Ynés Mexía (top right), Chien-Shiung...