Education Freedom & Reform
School choice and public education.
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Op-Ed
Conservatives, Stop Abandoning The Institutions
Why are extremists from the left taking over schools? Because the right lets them.
Originally published inThe Conservative New Mexican
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Policy Brief
Albuquerque Public Schools Spends $27,268 Per Student Annually
In May, the Albuquerque Journal’s Esteban Candelaria reported on the proposed budget of Albuquerque Public Schools. The APS Board of Education was taken aback by the funding request: $1.936 billion for fiscal year 2023. At almost…
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Press Release
Tonja Brandt Joins Southwest Public Policy Institute Board Of Directors
Albuquerque (June 5, 2022) — The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce today that Tonja Brandt has joined the organization’s board of directors. Tonja Brandt is a 1987 graduate of Manzano High School and…
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Policy Brief
Did School Closures Impact Education In New Mexico?
New Mexico suffered from some of the most draconian pandemic-related school closures in the country: how did this impact educational outcomes? On Tuesday, Esteban Candelaria, a staff writer with the Albuquerque Journal, reported on delays in…
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Policy Brief
Texas Severs Ties with NSBA, All States Should Follow Suit
Texas is the most recent state to leave the NSBA following the “domestic terrorism” controversy involving Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Texas School Board Association (TSBA) announced on Monday that it was cutting ties with…
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Policy Brief
Albuquerque Public Schools Makes the Case for School Choice
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…
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Policy Brief
In New Mexico, 99% of Contributions from Teachers Unions Went to Democrats
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…