COVID-19
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Policy Brief
Shocking Decline in Academic Scores Revealed: Are Our Schools Failing?
Recent data from the National Assessment of Academic Progress (NAEP), also known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” reveals a significant decline in reading and math scores for 13-year-olds. The results highlight the academic failures caused by…
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Policy Brief
The Importance of Intellectual Property Protections in Fighting Pandemics
The proposal to extend the IP waiver under the TRIPS Agreement for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics would worsen the burden on innovators and have disastrous consequences for the American Southwest and the nation.
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Policy Brief
COVID Recovery: How is the American Southwest Doing?
States throughout the region boast a wide disparity of economic recovery in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Policy Brief
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Quietly Rescinds Some Emergency Orders
While the emergency was originally instituted with much fanfare, the executive orders are being quietly rescinded.
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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
Post-Pandemic, Utah’s Unemployment Rate Recovery Tops The Charts
According to WalletHub’s latest report, post-pandemic, Utah’s unemployment rate has recovered more than any other state in the nation. Source: WalletHub In order to identify the states whose unemployment rates are bouncing back most, personal finance…
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Policy Brief
Latest School Closures Make The Case For School Choice
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…