SUCCESS Partnership Creates Support for Children
It is Hector’s first day of kindergarten. He is uncertain about starting school and his day can go well or badly. He may eagerly join in activities without confusion or he might not be able to follow the teacher’s directions. When everyone is seated on the floor for story time, he might decide to wander…
Community Schools a New Tradition for Education
The magic of the holiday season inspires a diversity of traditions that fill our lives with joy connecting with friends, family and community. Traditions can offer us a sense of comfort and calm in an ever-changing world. However, there are some traditions that do not inspire comfort, but complacency. Each year, for the past decade,…
KRWG-Success Partnership coalition a finalist for grant
Glen Cerny Published 1:18 p.m. MT Nov. 25, 2017 LAS CRUCES – This isn’t a headline we see often: “Doña Ana County excelling in education.” However, for the past four years a diverse group of more than 100 organizations has been busy exploring how Southern New Mexico can improve the educational benchmarks in our schools and…
Build the Economy by Using Our Brains
Frank Rene Lopez, For the Sun-News Published 12:56 p.m. MT Nov. 11, 2017 “What about our economy?” a friend asked. “Jobs are scarce and the unemployment rate is high.” In fact, the unemployment rate in New Mexico is the second highest in the country at 6.3 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But…
SUCCESS Partnership sees education as shared responsibility
Lori Martinez and Lynda Garcia, For the Sun-News Published 2:01 p.m. MT Oct. 28, 2017 LAS CRUCES – We constantly hear about the dismal childhood outcomes in our state and our region. As a community, we’ve grown accustomed to hearing about how our children are not thriving, that change is hard, and that New Mexico…
Doña Ana County Maps Out Plan for Early-Childhood Education
LAS CRUCES – Charlie Garcia is a bubbly 4-year-old with soft brown curls. Sitting down for a small group activity on a late-August afternoon at Alpha School in Las Cruces, she chatters with her teachers and friends. Sitting quietly nearby is Evelynn Aguirre McClure. Assistant teacher Brittany Polanco encourages the two girls and their classmate to…
Early Child Development in Our Nation: A Free Documentary Screening
On Friday, May 26 at 6pm the Rio Grande Theatre, the SUCCESS Partnership, Ngage New Mexico, The Community Action Agency, and the Doña Ana Arts Council, are hosting a free documentary screening of “The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation”. The film paints a picture of how American economic policies…
SUCCESS Partnership Aims to Forge Early Childhood Education Relationships
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO- The amount of collaboration the SUCCESS Partnership’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coalition made on Wednesday, May 3 is impeccable progress in achieving goals to provide seamless childcare services to parents, children and their families in Doña Ana County. The coalition is part of the SUCCESS Partnership that is committed to working…
Local non-profit needs votes for $100,000 grant, children’s museum
LAS CRUCES N.M. – A Las Cruces non-profit is competing for $100,000 which could be used toward building a children’s museum and learning center in southern New Mexico. Recently, Ngage New Mexico teamed up with the Las Cruces Sun-News to produce a video application in hopes of winning a six-figure grant. The owners of the…
Ngage New Mexico Awards 2017 Champions for Education
Ngage New Mexico hosted its third annual “Champions for Education” awards ceremony at the Sunset Grill Pavilion on April 20. There were over 75 attendees at the celebratory event, including students and organizations from Las Cruces and the surrounding areas. The keynote speakers included Frank R. López, Executive Director of Ngage New Mexico and Monica…