Searchlight New Mexico

The two-year grant will support news coverage “directed toward child well-being, policy change, and a healthy, just New Mexico.”

In this four-part series, Searchlight New Mexico evaluates the impact of Gov. Susana Martinez’ two terms in office. Our journalists focused in particular on how her policies and appointees influenced the lives of and prospects for our state’s children.

We asked five national experts in child well-being, health, education and policy to write short essays in response to recent stories we have covered. Here’s what they had to say.