Mar 12 2015

Making College More Affordable Would Pay Off for the State

2022-04-06T15:50:53-06:00Press Releases|

Making college more affordable for its low-income population would pay the state big dividends down the road. Having a better educated workforce would help attract higher-paying jobs to the state, which would lead to more economic activity. In addition, boosting the educational level of the state’s adults would improve the educational outcomes of our children. Those are among the points made in a report released today by New Mexico Voices for Children.

Jan 20 2015

NM KIDS COUNT Report: State Makes Little Progress on Child Well-Being

2022-04-06T15:52:07-06:00Press Releases|

While New Mexico ranking rose slightly from 50th in 2013 to 49th in 2014 in the national KIDS COUNT rankings of child well-being, state policy makers not have managed to make much progress toward improving how well the state cares for its kids. The KIDS COUNT program measures 16 indicators of child well-being, and New Mexico saw improvement in just five of those. Worse, child poverty—a main factor in poor outcomes—actually increased (from 28 percent to 31 percent) even as it decreased in most of the rest of the nation.

Nov 12 2014

Report: Half of NM Families with Young Children are Low-Income

2022-04-06T15:53:27-06:00Press Releases|

More than half of New Mexico families with children under age eight are low-income. A new KIDS COUNT report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation looks at the challenges faced by the 10 million families nationwide who are just trying to make ends meet. The report looks at two-generation solutions, meaning they address the needs of both the young children and their working parents.

Oct 27 2014

Report: Expanding Working Families Tax Credit Would Generate Economic Activity and Help Hard-Working Families

2024-03-20T16:32:12-06:00Press Releases|

As New Mexico’s recovery from the recession continues to lag behind the rest of the nation, lawmakers should expand the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) to increase the purchasing power of low-income working New Mexicans and generate economic activity. The WFTC is a state-level version of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is considered one of the nation’s most effective anti-poverty programs.

Oct 16 2014

Report: NM’s Per-Pupil K-12 Funding Still Much Lower than Before Recession

2022-04-06T15:55:15-06:00Press Releases|

New Mexico is still spending 8 percent less per pupil on K-12 education than before the recession. That translates to $633 less being spent per student than funding levels in 2008, when adjusted for inflation. That’s according to a report released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a non-partisan policy research organization based in Washington, D.C.

Sep 30 2014

Report: Teens and Young Adults Not Faring Well in NM Workforce

2022-04-06T15:55:51-06:00Press Releases|

The share of teens and young adults in the workforce has declined over the past two decades in New Mexico—a trend that is consistent with other states in the mountain region and the U.S. as a whole. Even though New Mexico is in sync with workforce trends for teens and young adults, the state has some of the lowest labor force participation and unemployment rates, and employment-to-population ratios for this demographic.

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