Discussion Topic: Education
Following ‘blue tsunami,’ what’s next for NM’s free-market movement?
COMMENTARY: The Rio Grande Foundation is a nonpartisan organization, but like so many other New Mexicans we followed the recent election closely and were surprised by the “blue tsunami” that hit our state. As a policy-driven organization, we look forward, not back....
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RGF president Paul Gessing discusses APS proposed property tax hike with KRQE Channel 13
There has been tremendous interest in the APS decision to ask voters for a 19% tax increase. RGF president Paul Gessing sat down with Madeline Schmitt of KRQE Channel 13 to discuss the issue.
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No rest for RGF after 2018 election: Albuquerque Public Schools wants more of your money
RGF president Paul Gessing attended the APS board meeting at which the tax hike was placed on the ballot (and spoke against the tax hike). This would be a 19% tax hike in APS' share of property taxes. Gessing spoke to KOB TV Channel 4 and that interview is below:...
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UNM, higher education in desperate need of reform
Our state’s system of taxpayer-funded higher education is in crisis. A few key facts about postsecondary institutions in the Land of Enchantment, and the University of New Mexico in particular, reveal the depth of the problem: • New Mexico spends quite a lot on its...
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RGF luncheon event w/ leading free market economist/author Donald Boudreaux: The Case for Free Trade
Albuquerque Event Notice Donald Boudreaux, One of America's Leading Free Market Economists: The Case for Free Trade Click here for registration form. Free trade has emerged as one of the most controversial issues in the Trump Administration and American economic...
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How Open Admission” Policies at New Mexico Comprehensive Universities Fail Students & Taxpayers
(Albuquerque, NM) – At some “Comprehensive” universities in New Mexico, particularly: ENMU, Highlands, Northern, and WNMU, all you need to get in is a high school diploma. In a new Rio Grande Foundation policy brief by William P. Leonard, PhD, “How Open Admission”...
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Institutional racism or something more complicated?
There has been a lot of talk recently in New Mexico political circles about the extremely touchy issue of racism or institutional racism. As a Catholic, I remain outraged by Allen Sánchez, the lobbyist for the archbishops in New Mexico, asserting that racism was...
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Pre-K programs no match for improved teachers
The Catholic archbishops of New Mexico have become the leading advocates of increasing the money taken out of the state’s “Permanent Fund” in an effort to create a variety of early childhood programs, including “pre-K.” This has been a controversial issue in the...
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New Mexico K-12 Spending Sorely Lacking Transparency
When it comes to understanding and holding government accountable, the first requirement is transparency. The Rio Grande Foundation has been researching and analyzing government in New Mexico for a long time and has thus been among the State’s strongest supporters of...
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School choice needed for education progress in New Mexico
It’s back to school time in New Mexico. But throughout the summer three big education-related headlines have framed education policy issues that will impact our school children this year and for years to come. The recently-completed court hearing as to whether New...
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Commentary: New Mexico can’t sue its way to better schools
By: D. Dowd Muska This article appeared in the New Mexican on June 26, 2017. An article from the opposite perspective appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on June 30. Unlike Muska's clear-eyed article below, Armas' article (linked) is full of hope and goals, but little...
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KrisAnne Hall: Attorney, former prosecutor, and Constitutional Scholar to highlight “Forgotten Patriots” at Rio Grande Foundation Luncheon
Click here for registration form. KrisAnne Hall is an attorney and former prosecutor who travels the country teaching the Constitution and the history that gave us our founding documents. KrisAnne will connect the dots for you like no one else can! Host of The...
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