Education Archives - Thornburg Foundation

Albuquerque Chamber Report Backs Overhaul of Principal Preparation, Support

by Olivia Faust | Dec 21, 2022

This article was originally published by New Mexico Education. The ways in which New Mexico pays, trains and supports principals is woefully outdated, and ineffective and needs to be overhauled, says a report commissioned by the Greater Albuquerque Chamber...

Grantee Spotlight: ECCOE Speaker Series

by Dante | Sep 1, 2022

Join us for an incredible early childhood speaker series featuring national and local New Mexico experts focused on equity and social justice in early childhood teacher preparation. This series is for higher education faculty and anyone anyone interested in...

Third-party evaluation confirms effectiveness of Albuquerque Teacher Residency Partnership

by Dante | Aug 19, 2022

A new external evaluation finds that Albuquerque Teacher Residents meet critical needs for New Mexico schools. A recent external evaluation by the National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) has verified the success of the Albuquerque Teacher Residency Partnership...

Northern New Mexico Foundations Give Nearly $1M to Support Teacher Recruitment

by Dante | Jun 8, 2022

Funds help bring successful Golden Apple teacher preparation program to New Mexico. A collective of Northern New Mexico foundations—including the Thornburg Foundation, Thoma Foundation, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation— provided nearly $1...

Thornburg Foundation in the News: Funder Collaboration at Blackbaud

by Jason Griffin | Mar 31, 2022

A recent sgENGAGE article by Andy Carroll highlights the Thornburg Foundation’s coalition-building work in New Mexico. Read More