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In New Mexico, computer science courses are not mandated by the state. Many schools in metropolitan areas offer these courses, but few rural school…
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Dilapidated motels line the entrance to Grants, New Mexico, signs of the boom that came and went in this town of 9,000 people. Reclamation work continues…
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For decades in these sparsely populated valleys and peaks in northern New Mexico, the internet has been slow, unreliable and expensive. This region is not…
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TAOS, NM – Molly Byrnes, 34, and Jesse Hofmann-Smith, 35, can’t reliably make phone calls on their cellular network from their cozy apartment on the…
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What if big telecom isn’t the only game in town for internet service? Member-owned cooperatives and community networks are springing up around the…
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Quality internet service is key to overcoming poverty, according to studies worldwide. But all over the U.S., people of color and folks with low incomes…
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Let's Talk New Mexico 4/5 8a: Internet access is expensive and often slow in rural communities across New Mexico. How might improving internet speed and…
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When the oil and gas industry takes a dive, or when extractive industries tank, so do economies in rural areas, where a lot of the jobs come from…
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Oil and gas drilling and mining companies come to rural areas offering jobs and cash, but they also dig into the land, pull resources out of it and create…
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The Indian Health Service—the federal agency tasked with providing health services to Native American communities—has long been the go-to health care…