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Albuquerque Public Schools Makes the Case for School Choice

Albuquerque Public Schools Southwest Public Policy Institute

Are the worst educational outcomes on record causing declining enrollment? Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Scott Elder announced a need to trim 5% of its staff in the coming school year in response to an enrollment-driven deficit estimated at $17 million. The media dutifully reported that the district faces a “budget deficit,” but that is not […]

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In New Mexico, 99% of Contributions from Teachers Unions Went to Democrats

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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

The latest reports are in. The latest New Mexico campaign finance reports were filed on May 9th. According to the Secretary of State’s Campaign Finance System, during the 2022 campaign cycle, at least $126,475 of political contributions were made by teachers unions, namely the American Federation of Teachers. $125,475 went to Democrat candidates. The American […]

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Latest School Closures Make The Case For School Choice

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Elaine Pino, a fourth-grade teacher at Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe, talks with students Antonio Serna, left, Dominic Jameson, center, and Miquela Chavez, right, about their science projects in this Jan. 5 file photo. Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Larry Chavez announced Tuesday the district would temporarily return to remote learning, starting next week, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among staffers. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

Earlier this week, more than ten school districts around New Mexico, including Santa Fe Public Schools, have returned to remote learning. These closures follow trends in blue-state urban centers like Chicago where the Chicago Teachers Union announced a remote work action following winter break. While the union’s actions amounted to a legally questionable strike, 63% […]