What children say about online learning and a school year lost to COVID
New Mexico’s Children
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In their own words: Chimayó
What children say about online learning and a school year lost to COVID
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Critical connections
Home visiting finds new ways to serve families — at a distance
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The Once and Future Child
A photographic history of childhood in New Mexico
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Needs improvement
Legislative session ends with mixed results for NM kids.
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One generation removed: Raised by grandparents
Across New Mexico, grandparents have become an unofficial safety net, stepping up to raise the grandkids when their own children can’t. Cases of “kinship guardianship,” as it is known, are hardly unique to the state. But in New Mexico, where family ties run deep, grandparents are playing an unusually common role in caring for their grandkids.
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The way forward
Advocates for New Mexico’s children weigh in on solutions the Legislature and governor should pursue.
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Pay now and pay later
Expensive, buggy software has resulted in needy families being improperly denied benefits throughout New Mexico.
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Who will lead New Mexico’s Public Education Department?
In the coming days, governor-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham will take the first major step to fulfill her sweeping campaign promises on education – appointing a secretary to lead New Mexico’s troubled Public Education Department.
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La Familia-Namaste to shut down following reports of safety lapses
With the closure of La Familia-Namaste, options for treatment foster care in New Mexico will be reduced further, leaving families scrambling to find vital services for their kids.