Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced a 5-year, $7.2 million contract with Albuquerque Public Schools for a high-speed network that will deliver learning opportunities to students in New Mexico's largest school district.

By Jack King Journal Staff Writer Parents and other interested residents will be able to get information on boundary changes needed for two new schools in the southwest part of the city at meetings scheduled over the next two weeks.

By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque's public schools and higher education officials signed off on a plan Friday to improve work among the institutions, such as making it easier to transfer credits, aligning academic calendars and creating more classes for both teachers and high school students.

Albuquerque Public Schools doesn't just have a new superintendent this week: it has a new management team and a new game plan for student achievement.

By Zsombor Peter Journal Staff Writer Former La Cueva High teacher Rich Compeau left Albuquerque Public Schools last summer to enroll as a doctoral candidate in applied electromagnetics at the University of New Mexico. But Albuquerque Public Schools hasn't left him.