Corrales International School students seek to change how students and teachers are assessed, plus Gene Grant and The Line Panel

This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus and our crew follow students from  the Corrales International School, a charter school in Albuquerque, as they testify before the Senate Education Committee about a bill they wrote with Senator John Sapien. This segment is part of the People, Power and Democracy Project, a collaborative multimedia project that examines ethics and transparency in state government.

Correspondent Laura Paskus sits down with two environmental advocates to talk about how a wall along rugged parts of the border in New Mexico and Arizona might impact wildlife and New Mexicans who enjoy recreation and hunting in that area.

And NMiF host Gene Grant and the Line panelists debate some of the top stories in the news, including changes in the state’s internet-powered economic landscape, more legislative bills that have died and others that are still kicking, and what some are labeling a higher education crisis in our state.

Host:
Gene Grant

Correspondents:
Sarah Gustavus
Laura Paskus

Studio Guests:
Bryan Bird, southwest program director for Defenders of Wildlife
Garrett VeneKlasen, executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation

Line Panelists:
Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR
Eric Griego, former state senator
Sophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com