Committee halts gov’s final attempt to pass third-grade reading bill
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Just like every other year since Martinez took office, that legislation faltered at the Roundhouse on Friday. Continue Reading
Proposal for early education funding ‘a long shot’ in Senate Finance Committee
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A poll of seven of the 11 members of that committee, Democrats and Republicans alike, suggests it won’t be an easy sail. Continue Reading
Proposed amendment to boost early education funding passes House
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The state House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ask New Mexicans for an additional piece of the state’s $17 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund to pay for early childhood education. Continue Reading
Juvenile sentencing proposal faces uphill climb in Legislature
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The bill would eliminate automatic release at age 21 for those sentenced for serious offenses as juveniles. Continue Reading
State budget should support all students and all their educators
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We applaud the N.M. House of Representatives for sending a bipartisan budget bill to the Senate with increased support for New Mexico public school students. Continue Reading
Swift end for House bill to reinstate death penalty
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New Mexico abolished the death penalty in 2009, and it is not coming back this year. Continue Reading
The urgent need to maximize dollars to the classroom
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Growing evidence suggests that increasing funding for education can improve student outcomes if the money is targeted to the classroom. Continue Reading
Teen’s death dominates legislative hearing on fatal child abuse penalty
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The bill would toughen the penalty for killing a child between the ages of 13 and 18. Continue Reading
Bill would mandate post-graduation plan to obtain high school diploma
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Students attending New Mexico’s public schools may have to add one more graduation requirement to their check-off list. Continue Reading
New Mexico is 49th in child well-being, but that’s not the full story
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Why is it that even when the state makes improvements in education, health care or the economy, we barely budge? Continue Reading
Investing in success: Good education leads to a strong economy, experts say
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There is emerging consensus around the country and the world that economic development and early childhood education go hand in hand. Continue Reading
Child-related proposals fail early, often in the Legislature
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An analysis by Searchlight New Mexico of 15 years of proposed legislation involving children shows a consistent pattern of proposals failing at their earliest stages, often without a hearing. Continue Reading
Bill by bill: How legislators have fought for NM’s kids
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Wonder what the state’s lawmakers are doing about New Mexico’s poor ranking? We looked at 2,586 legislative ideas on kids and families so you don’t have to. Continue Reading
Then and Now: Years after childhood immigration, she dreams of stability
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Cinthia doesn’t remember crossing la frontera at age 3, but that twist of fate thrust her into a legal bind from which she hasn’t yet managed to extricate herself. Continue Reading
Then and Now: Two decades later, preschooler is a mom with deep love of New Mexico
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Don Usner first photographed Sophia Salazar in 1997, when she was attending Conjunto Preschool in Española. Continue Reading