Education Publications

Jan 20 2015

2014 KIDS COUNT in New Mexico

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NM KIDS COUNT Data Book This annual accounting on child well-being presents data on indicators such as preschool enrollment, and rates of poverty, truancy, child abuse, and teen births. In addition, this year’s report ranks the counties on the 16 indicators of child well-being used in the national report and offers some policy solutions for improving child outcomes in New Mexico. (State-, county-, tribal-, and school-district-level data on indicators of child well-being)

Sep 30 2014

The State of Working New Mexico 2014

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Report The share of teens and young adults in the workforce has declined over the past two decades in New Mexico. Even though other mountain states and the U.S. as a whole are seeing these same trends, New Mexico has some of the lowest labor force participation rates, unemployment rates, and employment-to-population ratios for this demographic. (State- and regional-level data on employment and workforce demographics disaggregated by several criteria, including by race and ethnicity)

Sep 08 2014

Strengthening New Mexico’s Workforce and Economy by Developing Career Pathways

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Report New Mexico’s education programs for low-skilled workers are underfunded, fragmented, and have low completion rates. The state should develop a career pathways framework, which would better help our workforce earn industry credentials and college degrees. (State- and regional-level data on educational attainment level of adults, economic security, and state funding levels)

Sep 02 2014

Strengthening New Mexico’s Workforce and Economy by Developing Career Pathways

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Presentation Created as a companion to the career pathways report, this was presented to members of the Economic and Rural Development Committee. New Mexico’s education programs for low-skilled workers are underfunded, fragmented, and have low completion rates. The state should develop a career pathways framework, which would better help our workforce earn industry credentials and college degrees.

May 22 2014

New Mexico Public School Funding: Still Well Below Pre-Recession Levels

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Report During the recession, New Mexico made deep cuts to public school funding. Although funding levels have been increased in the last few years, the education operating budget was 10 percent lower in the 2012-13 school year than in 2007-08 even before adjusting for inflation. Per-pupil funding is 14 percent lower because student enrollment has grown.

Apr 14 2014

Child Well-Being in New Mexico

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Presentation Given by Veronica C. Garcia, Ed.D., at a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Senator Tom Udall, this looks at data on child well-being in New Mexico as presented in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2013 national KIDS COUNT Data Book and their 2014 Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children policy brief. (State- and national-level data on the indicators of child well-being, including data by race and ethnicity)

Mar 21 2014

2014 KIDS COUNT County Profiles

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County Data Sheets KIDS COUNT profiles include data for the 16 indicators of child well-being -- such as child poverty, percent of children living in single-parent families, and teen birth rate -- for each of New Mexico's 33 counties. (County-level data on indicators of child well-being)

Jan 22 2014

2013 KIDS COUNT in New Mexico

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NM KIDS COUNT Data Book Taking a closer look at New Mexico’s fall to 50th in the nation in child well-being, this annual report presents data on indicators such as preschool enrollment, and rates of poverty, truancy, child abuse, and teen births. In addition, this year’s report ranks the counties on the 16 indicators of child well-being used in the national report and offers some policy solutions for improving child outcomes in New Mexico. (State-, county-, tribal-, and school-district-level data on the indicators of child well-being)

Nov 04 2013

The First Eight Years of Life

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Fact Sheet Released in conjunction with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s The First Eight Years report, this KIDS COUNT fact sheet looks at the unmet needs of New Mexico’s young children and offers some policy solutions. (State-level data on indicators of child well-being for young children)

Aug 08 2013

Going Broke: Tuition, Financial Need, and the New Mexico Lottery Scholarship Fund

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Report Given the increased demand for the lottery scholarship, flat revenue into the trust fund, and big hikes in tuition at New Mexico universities, the lottery scholarship trust fund will run dry by the end of FY14 unless the Legislature acts. Given the state’s high poverty rate, it only makes sense that the scholarship be based on student financial need. (State-level data on financial aid, per-student spending, etc.)