education lawsuit

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 means that the state is in direct violation of the education clause in the New Mexico State Constitution.

The New Mexico legislature this spring passed increases in education funding, in response to a judge’s order saying the state has violated the…

Democratic candidate for governor Michelle Lujan Grisham trounced Steve Pearce, winning the seat by almost a hundred thousand votes.At the Democratic…

The state of New Mexico has violated students’ constitutional rights by failing to provide an adequate public education, according to a landmark decision…

Lawmakers and educators in New Mexico have been talking about the achievement gap in public schools for years—and trying to figure out how to close it.…