NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS CALLING ON ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ANALEE MAESTAS TO RESIGN. IN A LETTER, BALDERAS CITED RECENT CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING MAESTAS, AND SAID THAT IF SHE DIDN’T STEP DOWN FROM THE BOARD “WE WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.”
MOST RECENTLY, MAESTAS HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH ALLEGATIONS OF FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT AT LA PROMESA LEARNING CENTER, A CHARTER SCHOOL SHE FOUNDED. THE STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE SAYS IT HAS UNCOVERED NEARLY 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN QUESTIONABLE FINANCIAL DEALINGS.
APD SAYS IT STILL HAS AN ACTIVE AND ON-GOING INVESTIGATION OF LA PROMESA.
