The board of regents for the university of new mexico have decided to raise tuition for the university. Students will pay a about 603-dollars each semester in fees next semester, up from the current rate of 553-dollars. The higher costs will go toward paying higher salaries for faculty, give staff a one-time bonuses, and add nearly a million dollars in additional fees for the athletics department.

A new report says more than 14-percent of new mexico kindergarteners, and about 21-percent of third graders, were obese last year. The state department of health update was released for national nutrition month... department of health secretary-designate retta ward said parents, family members, teachers, and community members need to work together to get children to be active and eat healthy.

The senate rule committee questioned education secretary designate hanna skandera for about three hours on saturday... and plans to meet this week to continue their questioning. Skandera has been in the position, unconfirmed, for about two years, and still does not know if she will keep her position. It's possible she'll keep her job without a vote by the senate.

If it feels like you're paying more for higher education lately... you're not alone. A new report says tuition at public colleges and universities hit record levels last year... the state higher education executive officers association reported that average tuition costs went up by 8-point-3-percent, to an average of about 52-hundred dollars for the 2011-2012 school year... at the same time, state and local funding for operating expenses, research, and student aid fell by 9-percent, to the lowest level in 25 years.