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1 week ago |
kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez
Nationwide schools are facing, and it’s even worse in New Mexico which saw the largest increase - of 119% -in the country from 2019 to 2023. That means over 124,000 students in the state were chronically absent. Students who are chronically absent are those who are missing 10% or more days of school for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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2 weeks ago |
kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez
The plaintiffs in a landmark equity education lawsuit are headed back to court Tuesday because they say the State of New Mexico has not complied with court orders. A 2018 ruling in the Yazzie/Martinez case by Judge Sarah Singleton found New Mexico was not providing an equitable education to students who are low-income, Native American, have disabilities, or are English language learners.
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3 weeks ago |
kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez
In 2018, a judge ruled in the Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit that New Mexico was failing to provide an equitable education to students who are low-income, Native American, have disabilities or are English language learners. This meant that the state is in direct violation of the education clause in the New Mexico Constitution.
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4 weeks ago |
kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez
As the cost of childcare continues to rise nationwide, New Mexico has made major strides in expanding eligibility and stabilizing the struggling industry. And that bodes well for its future amidst federal funding rollbacks. The University of New Mexico’s Cradle to Career Policy Institute found that policy changes made between 2019 and 2022 have expanded the number of children eligible for child care assistance by 70%.
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4 weeks ago |
kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez
New Mexico is one of two states in the nation that charges a gross receipts tax on medical services. But Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a bill that would have changed that. This comes as the state experiences a chronic shortage of health care professionals, some of whom criticize the cost of practicing medicine here. House Bill 14 proposed to eliminate the gross receipts tax on medical services. Currently, many providers are on the hook to pay the full 8%, where Hawaii caps its tax at 4.7%.
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