PUBLIC EDUCATION SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER RUSZKOWSKI SAYS THE JUDGE MISSED THE BOAT. IT’S HIS RESPONSE TO A RULING BY JUDGE SARAH SINGLETON FRIDAY THAT NEW MEXICO ISN’T SPENDING ENOUGH MONEY ON EDUCATION. IN A STATEMENT, RUSZKOWSKI SAYS SINCE GOVERNOR MARTINEZ TOOK OFFICE, THE STATE HAS UPPED EDUCATION SPENDING BY 450-MILLION DOLLARS…MORE THAN 100 MILLION THIS YEAR ALONE.
HE ALSO SAYS GRADUATION RATES ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN READING AND MATH HAS REACHED UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS. RUSZKOWSKI SAYS THE STATE WILL APPEAL THE COURT’S DECISION.
