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School choice and public education.

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    Let’s reimagine financial literacy education

    We need to mod­ern­ize how fin­an­cial lit­er­acy is taught entirely.

    Originally published inSanta Fe New Mexican

    Lucas J. Parker  |  December 25, 2025

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    It’s Time to Disrupt the System and Introduce Real School Reform in New Mexico

    New Mexico must embrace comprehensive school choice reform, exemplified in Senator Craig Brandt’s Education Freedom Bill, to empower parents, improve educational outcomes, and make our state competitive.

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

    Tonja Brandt  |  January 19, 2025

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    Albuquerque Public Schools: Spending More, Achieving Less

    Albuquerque Public Schools exemplifies how soaring budgets and per-student spending fail to address declining enrollment, dismal academic performance, and systemic inefficiencies.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  December 19, 2024

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    Update on SPPI’s Public Records Case Against Arizona’s Mesa Public Schools

    SPPI’s hearing against Mesa Public Schools will address the district’s minimal response to our public records request, which yielded less than 50 email addresses despite serving over 60,000 students.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 28, 2024

  • Op-Ed

    New Mexico Parents Want Gender Ideology Out of School Curriculum

    Co-authored by Judy Pino and Patrick M. Brenner. Originally published at abqjournal.com on February 18, 2024. Radical gender ideology is running rampant through New Mexico’s public schools. State-funded after-school clubs that encourage children to explore LGBTQ+ identities…

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner and Judy Pino  |  February 18, 2024

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    Breitbart Covers SPPI and IWF Survey Project

    In an exciting development for advocates of parental rights and educational transparency, the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) and the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) have made national headlines with our recent survey project. Breitbart News, a…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  February 13, 2024

  • Policy Brief

    Survey: Evaluating Parental Insights on Controversial Curriculum

    The survey highlighted significant parental skepticism towards the inclusion of transgender topics in New Mexico’s public school curriculum.

    Patrick M. Brenner, Kelsey Bolar, and Judy Pino  |  February 5, 2024

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    Survey Among Parents of Las Cruces Public School Students

    The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce the completion of a recent survey focusing on the appropriateness of book content in school libraries. This survey was conducted from November 14th to 16th and engaged…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  November 28, 2023

  • Op-Ed

    Utah Creates an Ideal Homeschool Environment with Universal ESAs

    If you’re a homeschooling parent, an exciting development in Utah offers your family an impressive benefit. Earlier this year, lawmakers in Salt Lake City created the Utah Fits All Scholarship, putting the Beehive State in the…

    Originally published inThe Center Square

    Brooke Hajny  |  August 25, 2023

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    What’s a Microschool?

    In the latest episode of SPPI-TV, titled “What’s a Microschool?”, host Patrick Brenner sits down with special guest Don Soifer, the cofounder and CEO of the National Microschooling Center. Join them as they delve into the…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  July 7, 2023

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