Legislative Education Study Committee meets this week in Los Alamos

The Legislative Education Study Committee is meeting Thursday and Friday in Los Alamos. The committee meets from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Thursday and from 9 to 11:30 a.m., Friday in the Los Alamos Research Park Motorola Building conference room across West Jemez Road from Technical Area 3.

Laboratory Director G. Peter Nanos, Blaine Assay of Material Dynamics (DX-2), president of the Los Alamos School Board and other invited guests will make brief introductory comments. Among those scheduled to make presentations are Allen Hartford, director of the Science and Technology Base Programs (STB) Office; Kurt Steinhaus, director of the Education Program Office (STB-EPO); Carol Brown, of STB-EPO and a master teacher for the Lab's Math and Science Academy; and Barbara Tenorio Grimes, American Indian education outreach coordinator in the Government Relations Office (GRO).

The Legislative Education Study Committee was created in 1965 as a permanent committee of the New Mexico Legislature to conduct a continuing study of education and laws governing education in New Mexico as well as the policies and costs of the New Mexico educational system. The committee also is responsible for recommending changes in laws relating to education and for reporting its findings and recommendations.

The committee is composed of 26 legislators (10 voting, 16 advisory) appointed to provide proportionate representation of both houses and political parties. Assisted by a permanent staff, the committee meets regularly during the interim between legislative sessions to study education issues. To fulfill its statutory responsibilities, the Legislative Education Study Committee attempts to provide all legislators with objective information pertaining to New Mexico public schools as well as to state and national education trends.

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