Education not a priority
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5/10/2007
We relocated to Albuquerque a little over 3 years ago due to family health issues. We left behind very good schools and vowed to enroll our kids in the best public schools available in Albuquerque. Unfortunately, even the best school (by test scores and demographics) still fell way short of what we left behind. For example, our daughter was a freshman at the time enrolled in a government class. A similar course offered at the new high school was only available to seniors. About the only thing exceptional about this school was the athletics. In my opinion, Albuquerque Public Schools is too big. Albuquerque keeps growing and they keep building new schools to accommodate but don't seperate the district into sections or their own districts. This leaves them with 1 huge budget for the entire district, not to mention 1 school board to decide how and where the money should be spent. I know there are worse public school systems, however, for the type of town Albuquerque is becoming the need for education change is necessary and unfortunately it is just not a priority here.
Cindy | Edgewood, NM