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Students and educators highlight AP, IB, ProStart and career programs during APS public forum
Summary
At the Aug. 20 Albuquerque Public Schools public forum, students, teachers and community partners celebrated student achievements in AP, IB, ProStart, auto-body and Indigenous internships, and urged continued support and funding for hands-on career pathways.
ALBUQUERQUE — Students, teachers and community partners used the Board of Education public forum on Aug. 20 to spotlight AP and IB progress, career-technical programs and Indigenous internship opportunities, and to ask the district for sustained funding and clearer access to career pathways.
“Manzano made me feel welcomed,” said Sofia Rios Duval, a freshman at Manzano High School, explaining how the school’s freshman academy and “jump start” orientation helped her feel connected. “The teachers also helped us feel very welcomed with games and activities.”
Several speakers described measurable gains at their schools. Patricia Sumrall, an AP U.S. history teacher at Rio Grande High School, said APUSH…
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