education lawsuit

The plaintiffs in a landmark equity education lawsuit are headed back to court Tuesday because they say the State of New Mexico has not complied with court orders.

In 2019 a court found the state of New Mexico violated the constitutional rights of certain students through inadequate education. But New Mexico is still struggling to meet the remedies laid out by that court in the Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit. A policy analyst told lawmakers Tuesday this is true despite increases in education funding.

Education is a major focus during this year’s legislative session, especially as the Governor has underscored the importance of working towards providing nation-leading education in her State of the State address this/last week. Lawmakers are proposing a bill that would provide more funding for the development of bilingual education in hopes of strengthening the state’s response to the Yazzie/Martinez decision.

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.

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