SANTA FE, N.M. – Today, the New Mexico Public Education Department announced that it will submit revisions to Rule 6.10.5 NMAC, School Instructional Time Requirements, to the New Mexico Register for adoption on March 14, 2024. The proposed changes will require all districts and charter schools to provide 180 days of instruction. This announcement follows an intense period of public comment and feedback based on the initial proposed rule, which would have ended four-day school weeks with no ...