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Ms. Jamie Gonzales Policy Division, NM Public Education Department, Room 101 300 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501 RE: LANL Foundation’s Comment on NM STEM–Ready Standards Dear Ms. Gonzales: The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation respectfully submits to the Public…

By Bill Wadt, LANL Foundation Board Treasurer & Jenny Parks, CEO As the citizens of New Mexico mourn the passing of Senator Pete Domenici, we reflect upon his many legacies that have enriched our State. One such legacy is the…

Photo: Gabriela Campos, Santa Fe New Mexican By Robert Nott | The New Mexican | Sep 19, 2017 New Mexico’s dramatic overhaul of science education standards, which is drawing criticism from across the state and around the nation, is “troubling,”…

Above: Pueblo Outreach Project team (left ot right): RJ Martinez, Jovanna Archuleta and Anna Marie Garcia LANL Foundation Works with Eight Northern Indian Pueblos to Strengthen Early Childhood Support Systems The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation has begun a…

LANL Foundation awarded Regional College/Returning Student scholarships to 16 Northern New Mexico students. These $1000 awards from the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund help local, nontraditional students return to formal education to expand job opportunities or pursue new careers with…

Photo: Kim Jew Photography Mihaela Popa-Simil, LANL Foundation Vice President of Finance and Operations, is honored as one of Albuquerque Business First’s 2017 C-Suite finalists. Executives were nominated by the public and then asked to submit an application with information…

About 100 teachers were in attendance at the 7th annual ISEC Teachers’ Institute. Teachers new to Inquiry Science Education Consortium schools or those changing grades attend a four-day summer professional development that offers a deep dive into the investigative teaching…

Twelve Española high school and middle school students went back into the classroom this summer to learn new programming skills during an eight-week Full Stack Web Development Bootcamp hosted at Northern New Mexico College. This technical training was led by…

The LANL Foundation awarded 26 grants totaling $61,298 to support education and community programs in Northern New Mexico during the 2017 second-quarter grantmaking period. Sixteen programs received $37,000 in Education Outreach funding that directly supports K–12 public school children. An…