SANTA FE – The House and the Senate have different ideas for education in New Mexico, and one of the key questions over the last week of the session will be where – if anywhere – they find common ground.

During the first part of this 60-day legislative session, which ends March 21, the Republican-led House has passed bills that have the backing of Republican Gov. Susana Martinez – such as HB 41, the “third-grade retention” bill that would mandate schools hold back third-graders who score poorly on the state’s standardized test.

Meanwhile, the Democratic-controlled Senate has passed or is considering bills that would roll back some of the governor’s education initiatives – such as SB 138, which would eliminate state-issued school grades.

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