“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.

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 second term. "Absolutely I will ...

"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.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham introduced Mariana Padilla on Tuesday as the person who will correct the course of the state Public Education Department through the end of her term. A former educator and ...

“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.

When new Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham fired her first education secretary, Karen Trujillo, in July, 2019 after just six months ...

When new Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham fired her first education secretary, Karen Trujillo, in July, 2019 after just six months ...

The final act of Mexican President López Obrador will be in collaboration with the president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum and the ...

Jover Maestre, Francisco Javier and López Padilla, Juan Antonio 2021. An Undervalued Archaeological Resource: Social Aspects of Bronze Age Textile Production in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula. European ...

Admittedly, the New Mexico school system is fraught with challenges, and these systemic issues can hinder improvement and student progress. Yet, I have witnessed students overcoming obstacles, ...