Better living through better policy.

Topic: Albuquerque Journal

daily newspaper in Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico’s Budget Surplus Should Fund School Choice Or Tax Cuts

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date August 17, 2022
No Comments on New Mexico’s Budget Surplus Should Fund School Choice Or Tax Cuts

Lawmakers have access to $2.5 billion in “new” money: will they choose education freedom or tax reduction?

Tags Albuquerque Journal, Budget, Economics, Education Freedom, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA), Personal Income Tax, School Choice, Taxes

Budget and Spending Conservatism Domestic Policy Education Government Spending New Mexico Political Thought Poverty and Inequality Progressivism Public Opinion Top Issues

Albuquerque Public Schools Spends $27,268 Per Student Annually

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 20, 2022
No Comments on Albuquerque Public Schools Spends $27,268 Per Student Annually

Adolphe Pierre-Louis, Albuquerque Journal

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 $2 billion, this budget represents a 16.73% increase from the 2022 allocation. Simultaneously, APS has seen a marked enrollment […]

Tags Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), Education, Families, School Choice, Students

Budget and Spending Conservatism Culture Domestic Policy Education Government Regulation Government Spending Life New Mexico Political Thought Poverty and Inequality Progressivism Public Opinion Top Issues

Did School Closures Impact Education In New Mexico?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 1, 2022
No Comments on 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 academic assessment reporting from the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED). While data from SAT testing will be made […]

Tags Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), COVID-19, Education, Families, Michelle Lujan Grisham, National Bureau of Economic Research, New York Times, Scott Elder, Students

Conservatism Domestic Policy Events Government Regulation Legal and Judicial New Mexico Political Thought Progressivism Public Opinion Top Issues

Event: Transparency In Practice

Post author By Shannon Kunkel
Post date May 25, 2022
No Comments on Event: Transparency In Practice

New Mexico Foundation for Open Government Continuing Legal Education Seminar: “Transparency in Practice” to be held June 8 in Albuquerque. The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) will host “Transparency in Practice,” a continuing legal education training seminar on Wednesday, June 8 at the Albuquerque Journal auditorium. The FOG continuing legal education course has […]