Today we had a wonderful conversation with all 14 of New Mexico's National Merit Scholars. Secretary @rstew42 asked each student what factored into their personal success & what could improve the educational experience for all New Mexicans. Would you like to hear what they said?
1. Investing in clubs, sports and music programs so that students can explore passions outside of academics.
2. More access to behavioral health and counseling services so students can get help with health issues to focus on school.
3. More dual credit programs to explore career pathways and accelerate the college transition
4. Cultivating resources and programs for academically gifted programs
5. More school counselors to connect students with opportunities not on their radars
6. Take the PSAT, SAT and ACT early and often! Subsidizing the cost of the tests would help many students.
7. The power of music programs to build skills, community and engagement.
8. Supports for parenting students so they can see a path to graduation.
9. Flexible curriculum that allows students to be self-directed and explore ideas that interest them.
10. Great teachers!
Thank you to @LtGovMorales, Secretary Stewart and Deputy Secretary @gwenpw for hosting. We love hearing directly from students!
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