Opposition to New Mexico Legislative Bills that Add Additional Hours to Educators (2023 session)

Link to new petition. Please sign: https://chng.it/cfM4xqyT

We oppose the addition of instructional hours to the minimum hours required by the state of New Mexico for primary or secondary education.  

The current budget surplus would be better spent increasing the salaries and number of current teachers, educational assistants, counselors, social workers, bus drivers, security personnel, cafeteria workers, office workers, etc. Schools need to have more electives, smaller class sizes, and safer campuses. We believe that there are a variety of ways to use educational dollars in an effective manner. Adding any amount of time to our instructional hours is not one of them.