Martinez to urge NM administrators to fix colleges

Susana Martinez

KOB - Gov. Susana Martinez is slated to address leaders of the state's colleges and universities just days after a new report said New Mexico colleges were some of the most underperforming nationwide. Martinez is scheduled Monday to speak at the Central New Mexico Community College-Workforce Training Center, and is expected to urge regents and administrators to develop a new plan aimed at fixing state colleges. Competitive Workforce, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce affiliate, named the state's two-year and four-year public institutions among the worst. According to the national study, the state's 19 community colleges and six public universities received D and F grades for student access and academic performance. The study found that 70 percent of New Mexico college students receive federal aid but only 40 percent of them graduate. Read More News New Mexico

Martinez to urge NM administrators to fix colleges