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Albuquerque Starts New Superintendent Search Amid Turmoil

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Albuquerque Public Schools must enter another superintendent search after its new school chief resigned following the hiring of an administrator facing child sex abuse charges.

And some worry it may be hard to attract strong candidates amid the turmoil.

The latest controversy is just another in a string of high-profile bad news for New Mexico's largest school district.

Superintendent Luis Valentino resigned Monday after only two months on the job following his hiring of the administrator. Valentino also faced resistance for wanting to get rid of politically-connected staffer.

Retired educator and reformer Moises Venegas says national candidates might be reluctant to apply for the job since it appears old-style New Mexico political factions control the district.

Venegas also says the board needs to show more leadership to stop bad publicity.

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