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Governor Signs Impact Aid Legislation, Boosting Financial Support For Many New Mexico Public Schools
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Measure provides certain school districts with access to more than $60 million; tribal leaders herald the long-awaited breakthrough
SANTA FE Alongside tribal leaders from all across New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday afternoon signed historic legislation ending credits for impact aid payments in the public school funding formula, providing school districts with federally impacted land access to more than $60 million to better serve their students, including many Native Americans.
In addition, a recurring $67 million appropriation from the general fund ensures that no district will be financially harmed from the change.
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New Mexico governor signs impact aid legislation boosting financial support for many schools
Measure provides certain school districts with access to over $60 million; tribal leaders herald the long-awaited breakthrough
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Measure provides certain school districts with access to over $60 million; tribal leaders herald the long-awaited breakthrough
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Office of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
Alongside tribal leaders from all across New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday afternoon signed historic legislation ending credits for impact aid payments in the public school funding formula, providing school districts with federally impacted land access to more than $60 million to better serve their students, including many Native Americans.
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM In-depth report released today by the Tribal Education Alliance (TEA) calls for a dramatic change in course to close the equity gap faced by Native children. The report says that New Mexico’s education system is unjust and inequitable, depriving Native children of important educational opportunities.
The TEA is a coalition of tribal education leaders, experts, and advocates, including the Leadership Institute at the Santa Fe Indian School and the University of New Mexico Native American Budget and Policy Institute.
“The state has a moral and legal obligation to transform education, which requires a shift in approach, not in rhetoric,” said Regis Pecos, Santa Fe Indian School Leadership Institute Co-Director and former Governor of Cochiti Pueblo. “The path we take after the landmark Yazzie/Martinez court decision will determine what future generations inherit from us. The struggle for the education of our children is a struggle for the survival of Indig
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