FOLLOWING A RECENT ROUND OF SALARY HIKES FOR NEW MEXICO TEACHERS, GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS SHE WANTS TO SEE SUSTAINED PAY RAISES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. THE GOVERNOR AND THREE CABINET SECRETARIES HELD A TOWN-HALL STYLE MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STATE. THE GOVERNOR SAYS SIX PERCENT PAY RAISES THIS YEAR ARE NOT ENOUGH…AND THAT PAY FOR EDUCATORS CANNOT BE STAGNANT.
