“I really am uniquely positioned in a way that no other secretary has been before,” said Mariana Padilla, the NMPED secretary-designate. Padilla is no stranger to New Mexico’s public education system.

"I will be here until the end. I made that commitment to governor, and to our state and to myself," NMPED Secretary Mariana Padilla told KOAT.

One week after being appointed to oversee New Mexico's public school system, Mariana Padilla pledged to stay on the job ...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham didn't have to look far to find her fifth public education secretary since taking office in 2019.

I will be here till the end,” said Mariana Padilla, the fifth public education secretary to serve under Gov. Michelle Lujan ...

Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday appointed Mariana Padilla as the next leader of the New Mexico Public Education Department, ...

Sep. 17—SANTA FE — One week after being appointed to oversee New Mexico's public school system, Mariana Padilla pledged to stay on the job through the end of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's ...