When new Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham fired her first education secretary, Karen Trujillo, in July, 2019 after just six months on the job, I thought it was a rash decision.
But to be fair, I was biased. Like many people in Las Cruces, I knew Karen a little bit, and liked her. Still, the governor’s explanation seemed weak.
“It is absolutely imperative that we genuinely transform public education in this state,” she said. “We must identify a vibrant and ambitious new leader for the Public Education Department as soon as we can.”…