El Paso Electric Awards $10K Grant to The Bridge to Expand Student Success & Workforce Readiness

LAS CRUCES – The Bridge of Southern New Mexico, the state’s unique collaboration of business, education and economic development, accepted a $10,000 community support grant from El Paso Electric on Wednesday, October 29. The Bridge leaders will use the funds to continue work that supports raising countywide graduation rates and building a stronger workforce for […]

APECHS Ready for First Trailblazer Graduation

Arrowhead Park Early College High School Prepares for First Trailblazer Graduation 2014 APECHS’ first graduating class will conduct commencement at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Las Cruces Convention Center. Dona Ana County’s first early college high school opened in 2010 at Dona Ana Community College before moving into the new school located at […]

Daniels Fund & The Bridge of Southern New Mexico Award Early College High School Start-up Grants to Four Communities

LAS CRUCES ­­- The Bridge of Southern New Mexico today awarded grants totaling more than $400,000 to start new early college high schools at Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Gadsden and Hobbs public schools. The Bridge Board of Directors joined with Daniels Fund leaders and Governor Susana Martinez to present the grant awards to school officials from the […]

Profiles of Change Video Features The Bridge & Arrowhead Park Early College High School

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce video series Profiles of Change features a segment on The Bridge of Southern New Mexico and the Arrowhead Park Early College High School (APECHS) in Las Cruces. The series was introduced in September 2013 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Summit, “Connecting the Dots: Education, Policy, Workforce” in Washington […]