A new report from the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee shows that New Mexico is in the bottom third of states for special education student proficiencies.
The report found many public schools failed to fully utilize state and federal dollars for students with disabilities and that the department failed to adequately oversee and standardize the implementation
   The newest Moving Arts Española grant will help provide a new location and activities with the hopes of keeping children engaged through their teenage years.
   The $100,000 grant from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation will provide for Moving Arts to design a space in the former Ohkay Owingeh casino dome for programs for teenagers.
   The Thoma Art Foundation is co-headquartered in Chicago and Santa Fe, and offers grants to organizations, and collects and exhibits art.
   Moving Arts Co-Founder and State Representative-elect Roger Montoya said the current organization is great for children and pre-teens, but that children âage outâ of the program at 12 or 13.