Cradle-to-Career Education Publications
Investments in Early Childhood Care and Education
County Data Sheets How much is the state spending on the early childhood care and education services that will improve outcomes for children and how does the sending breakdown by county? These KIDS COUNT fact sheets look at state investments in home visiting, child care assistance, NM Pre-K, and K-3 Plus, and more. (State- and county-level data on early childhood programs and some population demographics)
2015 KIDS COUNT county profiles
County Data Sheets Find out the percentage of children in each New Mexico county who live in poverty or in single-parent families, who lack health insurance, and how they fare on the 13 other indicators of child well-bring in these KIDS COUNT profiles. (State- and county-level data on indicators of child well-being)
2014 KIDS COUNT in New Mexico
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)
The State of Working New Mexico 2014
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)
Strengthening New Mexico’s Workforce and Economy by Developing Career Pathways
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)
Strengthening New Mexico’s Workforce and Economy by Developing Career Pathways
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.
New Mexico Public School Funding: Still Well Below Pre-Recession Levels
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.
Child Well-Being in New Mexico
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)
2014 KIDS COUNT County Profiles
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)
2013 KIDS COUNT in New Mexico
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)