Taos County school children and their families, along with teachers and administrators, met in a series of Social Emotional Learning events this year, designed to show parents how SEL is teaching emotional intelligence to students.

Taos Municipal Schools District Superintendent Lillian Torrez announced this summer that, after more than eights years leading the district, she is stepping down at the end of August and Assistant Superintendent Valerie Trujillo will take the reins beginning September 1.

Math classes take the summer off, but classroom gardens are a year-round responsibility. Just ask Nikki Cain, educational director for Growing Community Now, a nonprofit organization that helps facilitate school gardens along with gardening and nutritional education in Taos.

Sports in our schools may have been interrupted by the pandemic – to say the least – but that doesn’t mean

the competitive fire went out of the athletes. 

New Mexico announces partnership to provide free vaccinations for students.

As the new school year kicks off, educators look to cast off the fear, but keep the lessons.

Here are a few of the colleges and trade schools where Taos High School alumni will pursue their next chapter. “I would love for our community to know that our graduates achieved their goals and are pursuing their dreams all over the nation,” said Taos Municipal School Superintendent

Roots and Wings

Community School in Lama (15 miles north of Taos) is excited to open its doors this fall to hybrid and distance learning following Public Education Department recommendations.

With all the travails Taos County educators are dealing with these days, they really needed some good news – and it arrived in spades May 14.

The Taos News Back to School Guide is your comprehensive guide for the new semester.

Vista Grande High School is moving full steam ahead this year. We have just completed work on an inspired blueprint, our emphasis focused anew on the project-based educational model. We will be right …

Are you a rising high school senior with plans to pursue a certification, vocational education or a two- or four-year college degree? Have you completed your GED/HSE (High School Equivalency) and are …

Perhaps this sounds like a catchphrase, but the data speaks for itself. Our tagline is “Education Elevated” because this school community reaches for the stars in the beautiful Sangre de …

Charter schools are indeed public schools. They are granted greater flexibility in regard to their operations, yet are still held accountable for growing student achievement. Because charters are …

It is my pleasure to announce I accepted an offer to serve the Questa schools for the 2018-2019 school year and so I would officially like to introduce myself to the greater community. I consider it …

If Taos kids are asked to write an essay about their summer, many will have stories to share about the fun they had at summer camps. All kinds of activities were offered this summer in and around …

Get your comprehensive guide to all the school information in Taos and beyond for the upcoming year in this week's The Taos News.

Community Against Violence (CAV) is known as Taos’ shelter for women, children and men who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence. When we hear CAV mentioned, we picture a place where you can go to be safe and get help in crisis situations.

No matter what you are passionate about there is an extracurricular activity for every student at Taos High School (THS). From band and chorus to poetry and student government, there are more than 20 clubs offered. “All of our organizations want students to grow, take on leadership roles, be productive and represent our school and community positively.