Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico

03/26/2026

🍎 529 plans aren’t just for college—they can also help cover private school tuition. The Education Trust Board of New Mexico invites parents and grandparents to a free Zoom webinar to learn how a 529 savings plan can support future education costs, including K–12 expenses.

Join us TODAY at 6 p.m. to discover how you and your child can benefit. Use the Zoom link below to attend!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84022866962?pwd=x0jShPG1Y9avJAZX4ZafIBqxNCm35P.1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExM24wRDV2Wmo0akZuMERJdXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR64PBhFpBMCRJRiVT_w8ZADLfpb3cXQiqzWQvbNBwOY2U8Ny3RrScTxnlp2Pw_aem_lHKpJYIDOfGx9xRGzvWYBw

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Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico

03/26/2026

Albuquerque Public Schools has 27,000 fewer students this year compared to 2010. The student population has declined 30% in just over 15 years. Yet MLG and the Legislature pump more money into free childcare, preschool, free college, and K-12.

Perhaps the most under covered, but absolutely critical story in New Mexico is the precipitous decline in the number of students attending the State’s largest district: Albuquerque Public Schools. KRQE Channel 13 did an admirable job covering the story, noting that “the district has seen a massi...

03/17/2026

Open enrollment allows students to transfer to public schools other than their assigned school, provided space available. New Mexico received an F grade for its open enrollment laws in this Reason piece:

Study finds 16 states have statewide cross-district open enrollment and 17 states have statewide within-district open enrollment.

03/15/2026

An added bonus- parents make educational decisions for their children- not the government.

New research highlights the broader benefits of school choice.
A recent study finds that expanding private school choice programs can improve outcomes for public school students, showing that increased education options can strengthen learning across the entire system.
https://readlion.com/study-private-school-choice-helps-public-school-outcomes/

03/12/2026

The New Mexico Veterans Memorial Scholarship supports New Mexico graduating high school seniors who have an interest in or are familiar with the Medal of Honor Core Values:

Courage
Sacrifice
Integrity
Commitment
Patriotism
Citizenship

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 2, 2026 | 5:00PM MST

Scholarships for New Mexico High School Students About Us Scholarships for New Mexico High School Students About Us About Us Scholarships for New Mexico High School Students Albuquerque Community Foundation has an online scholarship process. To make your application process easier and more efficient...

03/11/2026

The James Knott Memorial Scholarship is open to graduating HS seniors! This fund was established in 1996 by the New Mexico Manufactured Housing Association to provide scholarship awards to New Mexico graduating high school seniors residing in a manufactured home. The scholarship provides approximately $1,500 per year to two qualified applicants.

Applications are due April 2, 2026.

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03/02/2026

We shared this clip from the Tipping Point NM podcast last year, but the content is just as relevant as ever with NM reporting its highest graduation rates in over a decade: https://www.abqjournal.com/news/new-mexicos-high-school-graduation-rate-climbs-to-highest-number-in-over-a-decade/2990912

02/27/2026

The SB 23 bill would have banned cellphone use in schools across New Mexico, but the bill stalled at the finish line.

Senate Bill 23, sponsored by Sens. Crystal Brantley, R-Elephant Butte, and Antonio “Moe” Maestas, D-Albuquerque, faltered in the House of Representatives after passing the Senate 32-6.

But that doesn't change the fact that more and more parents are opting their kids out of screens at school.

Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.

02/06/2026

If you don’t like the results, just change the way those results are reported...

That seems to be the MO for New Mexico Democrats and the government education system. After two straight cycles of being dead last in all four categories of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, New Mexico education “blob” which includes school superintendents and Democrat legislators (to name two) wants to change the narrative. They don’t actually want to change the education system, just the narrative.

Read more here🔗
https://errorsofenchantment.com/revisionist-history-new-mexico-democrats-claim-state-is-not-last-in-education/

02/02/2026

02/02/2026

01/28/2026

A new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ranks New Mexico 43rd nationally on education freedom.

With so many emergencies facing New Mexico in its short 30-day session (medical provider shortage, road funding, and more) the State’s failing education system is not on the agenda for reform, sadly. That’s because MLG and a vast majority of the Democrats who control New Mexico would rather create another NEW failed government program (free childcare) than make sure that existing programs like our costly K-12 education system actually work. ❌

Read more by clicking the link below:
https://oaknm.org/school-choice-week-new-mexico-education-freedom/