Governor reads to local children

Staff photo: Brittney Cannon Governor Susana Martinez, left, and Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera read to first-grade students at Zia Elementary School on Thursday afternoon as part of their trip around the state to promote the importance of learning how to read. Martinez said her goal was to impress upon students that kids learn to read from kindergarten to third grade, and they read to learn for the rest of their lives.