BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Susana Martinez is pushing to get new textbooks for New Mexico’s public schools.
Martinez announced a proposal Saturday to add another $9 million to her budget for updated textbooks and other instructional materials for next year.
She made the announcement while visiting Bernalillo Elementary School, where she said there are numerous books between 10 and 30 years old.
This year’s budget shows about $30 million for new books.
Rep. Mimi Stewart, who sits on the House Education Committee, tells KOB-TV (https://bit.ly/1i1lFAa) that Martinez should have requested the funding last year. Stewart says the state rotates which subjects to buy books for annually. She says next year’s rotation doesn’t include subjects such as history and science.
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Information from: KOB-TV, https://www.kob.com
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