Teachers object to extending the school year

UPDATE: After pleas from teachers, the LCPS board voted not to extend the school year, possibly risking losing millions of dollars in funding.

ORIGINAL REPORT: LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Overworked teachers at Las Cruces Public Schools are pleading that the district keep its existing calendar year, but school board members must vote to extend classroom time or risk losing millions of dollars in funding.

“I strenuously object to an extended school year because I’m a teacher,” Delilah Morales told

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