I have said for years let the local folks and the school board’s that they elect run their schools! The state keeps raking up falling scores year after year, doing the same stupid things over and over resulting in ther failure of education in New Mexico! Whether we have a Republican or Dem Governor the schools in New Mexico rank at or near the bottom year after year in America! States with the Best & Worst School Systems: New Mexico is Ranked Worst in the Nation! Come on people of New Mexico let your voice be heard!!!! Look at just what happened at Albuquerque Schools with politician Stapleton, politics in the schools turned to suspected crimes! Floyd, New Mexico is standing up to the state! Good for them! Local control is needed and the stupid has got to stop here in New Mexico to break a cycle of education failure! Why do the people of New Mexico support this stupid system of education? Why do the people of New Mexico elect anti-life politicians? Voting for abortion, assisted suicide, home delivery of booze, legalized pot. WOW! what a message to our children! In New Mexico, Jesus is not at the center for many.
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Mr. Townsend gets to the point!
Jim Townsend
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’ve heard many of you say that it is time to stand up. Sen David Gallegos, Rep Rod Montoya, Rep Jack Chatfield and I met with several school Boards today about their feelings and intentions and Greg Schmedes met with School Board Association….it is time to stand up and let your elected officials know what you want and what your expect of them. A few Senators and Representatives can’t do it without your strong loud voice. Let your school boards know now. We want our school boards to be able to control their schools…Local Control is what we want. If the State can threaten your school board and your Superintendents to act against their will and against what they believe best for our children….shame shame on us for not supporting them.
Just in from WalletHub: New Mexico’s Most and Least Equitable School Districts
With more than half of teachers reporting significant learning loss during the pandemic but poorer districts disproportionately impacted, WalletHub today released its report on the Most and Least Equitable School Districts in New Mexico. To find out where school funding is distributed most fairly, WalletHub scored the equitability of each school district in New Mexico based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.
Alongside this report, WalletHub also released rankings for the States with the Most and Least Equitable School Districts, along with accompanying videos and audio files. New Mexico ranked as the 10th least equitable overall.
Below, you can see additional report highlights, along with a WalletHub Q&A.
Most & Least Equitable School Districts in New Mexico
| Most Equitable | Least Equitable |
| 1. Hobbs Municipal Schools | 80. Tucumcari Public Schools |
| 2. Melrose Public Schools | 81. Gadsden Independent Schools |
| 3. Carrizozo Municipal Schools | 82. Wagon Mound Public Schools |
| 4. Hondo Valley Public Schools | 83. Lake Arthur Municipal Schools |
| 5. Questa Independent Schools | 84. Des Moines Municipal Schools |
| 6. Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools | 85. Roy Municipal Schools |
| 7. Artesia Public Schools | 86. House Municipal Schools |
| 8. Mora Independent Schools | 87. Los Alamos Public Schools |
| 9. Moriarty-Edgewood School District | 88. Corona Municipal Schools |
| 10. Bernalillo Public Schools | 89. Mosquero Municipal Schools |
To view the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/e/most-least-equitable-school-districts-in-new-mexico/77110
WalletHub Q&A
What are the long-term benefits of making sure all school districts have equitable funding?
“If we make sure that every school district has equitable funding, students in less affluent communities will have a level playing field with students in wealthy districts. As a result, their graduation rates will increase, as will their likelihood to pursue higher education and earn larger incomes,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “College graduates have $524 – $1,112 higher median weekly earnings than people with a high school diploma and no college experience, depending on the degree.”
What can we do to support underprivileged school districts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic?
“To support underprivileged school districts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we should make sure that all schools have the resources they need to provide a robust education in the coming year. The pandemic has caused a great amount of learning loss for students, with some months behind where they should be in a normal year,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “No matter how affluent a school’s community is, it should have enough funding for an effective catch-up year, including tutoring resources for students who have fallen behind.”
