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SANTA FE — New Mexico teachers now have free access to classroom-ready lessons and activities created by fellow educators through a new state website. The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) launched the New Mexico Open Educational Resources website this week at https://oer.ped.nm.gov/. The platform features lesson plans, classroom activities and…

SANTA FE — Nineteen New Mexico schools have dramatically improved student achievement, with two reaching the state’s highest performance tier after previously ranking among the lowest-performing schools in the state.  The encouraging findings are contained in the New Mexico Public Education Department’s new school designations for the 2024–25 school year, highlighting schools…

ALBUQUERQUE — Castelion, a defense technology company, today announced that it has officially selected Sandoval County, New Mexico, as the site for Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre solid rocket motor manufacturing campus.  The campus is projected to create more than 300 high-paying jobs and generate more than $650 million in economic…

Final Numbers: Following are the official numbers for the 53rd ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta held on October 4-12, 2025.  Total number of registered hot air balloons (including special shapes): 537  Total number of registered special shape balloons: 103 (11 new to Balloon Fiesta) Total number of registered pilots (primary and…

Santa Fe, NM – Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME), a nonpartisan effort to strengthen trust and transparency in state elections, provided initial findings from its 115 observers at 107 polling sites in 11 municipalities across the state. Initial findings indicate a safe (no intimidation or violence) and secure election with…