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Esteban Candelaria

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Government

Judge: New Mexico must halt universal childcare or contest ruling

A judge ordered New Mexico to pause its universal childcare program or defend it in court after a lawsuit challenged how the expansion was implemented.

Esteban Candelaria
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New Mexico has a plan to fix its failure to educate disadvantaged kids. Not everyone thinks it’s enough.

New Mexico’s updated plan to overhaul education for disadvantaged children includes raises for educators and new supports for special-education, but advocates say it still falls short on transparency, funding detail and meaningful safeguards.

Esteban Candelaria
Child poverty measures tell two stories in New Mexico
State

Child poverty measures tell two stories in New Mexico

Voices for Children recommends the state keep pushing forward on efforts to decrease child poverty in New Mexico.

Esteban Candelaria
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