US EditionNew Mexico judge orders remedial plan to improve public education for Native American students
- On Tuesday, Judge Matthew Wilson ordered New Mexico to develop a comprehensive strategy aimed at addressing deficiencies in K-12 education for Native American students and those from low-income families.
- The order builds on a 2018 landmark ruling which triggered multibillion-dollar school spending but failed to fix constitutional violations affecting at-risk students.
- The state has increased K-12 funding by 62% since 2016 to $4.2 billion in 2024 and enacted new initiatives amid challenges predating the pandemic.
- Judge Wilson directed the defendants to develop a detailed corrective strategy to remedy ongoing breaches of the constitutional rights of vulnerable students, with support from the Public Education Department to take the lead in creating the plan.
- Implementing the court-ordered corrective strategy may span up to five years and has the potential to settle ongoing legal disputes while providing direction for future budgetary choices amid shifting political and economic conditions.
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New Mexico judge orders remedial plan to improve public education for Native American students
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state of New Mexico must create a remedial plan to improve K-12 education after falling short of providing an adequate public school education to Native American students and others from low-income households, a judge…
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