NM College Graduates Rank High For Economic Mobility
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico college graduates rank among the most likely in the nation to achieve economic security and mobility, according to a new study measuring education-to-employment outcomes across all states.
The 2025 “State Opportunity Index” produced by the Strada Education Foundation reports that 70 percent of New Mexico college graduates achieve a positive return on investment (ROI) over 10 years. The ROI metric reflects graduates who earn more than workers with only a high school diploma and whose 10-year earnings exceed the cost of their degree.
New Mexico is one Read More
‘NM Spirit’ Launches To Commemorate State’s Role During USA’s 250th Anniversary
NM SPIRIT News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico is inviting communities statewide to shape how the state commemorates America’s 250th anniversary with the launch of NM Spirit, a new initiative offering funding, educational resources, and promotional support for local events and programming.
Announced today by the New Mexico Semi-Quincentennial Commission, NM Spirit is designed to explore the nation’s founding through a distinctly New Mexican lens, highlighting the diverse histories and cultures that shape our state’s identity.
The initiative launches with a new website (newmexicospirit.org Read More
Heinrich Secures Commitment From U.S. Forest Service To Visit And Meet With New Mexicans In Pecos Valley
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, secured a commitment from U.S. Forest Service Acting Associate Chief Christopher French to host a public forum meeting in the Pecos Valley on mining developments.
View the video here.
Below is a transcript of Heinrich securing a commitment from U.S. Forest Service Acting Associate Chief French to host a public forum in the Pecos Valley:
HEINRICH: “Mr. French, the Administration Read More
Teach Plus To Host Economic Mobility Summit At SFCC
TEACH+ News:
After a successful June launch in Hobbs, Teach Plus New Mexico is bringing its Economic Mobility Summit Series to northern New Mexico to align education and workforce systems so students can build real careers and economic security.
The summit convenes educators, business leaders, policymakers, and community partners with three clear goals: build meaningful connections to foster collaboration, deepen understanding of education and workforce pathways through student experiences and post-secondary data, and collect diverse perspectives to strengthen college and career Read More
Ranking Member U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Leads Telecommunications And Media Subcommittee Hearing On Defending America’s Communications Networks
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, at a subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., titled ‘Signal Under Siege: Defending America’s Communications Networks.’ Courtesy photo
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, helped lead a subcommittee hearing titled “Signal Under Siege: Defending America’s Communications Networks.”
With Americans Read More
MOWW To Feature Associate Laboratory Director John Hill
John Hill
Associate Laboratory Director
Weapons Engineering
MOWW News:
The December meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) is Sunday, Dec. 7. This month’s speaker is Associate Laboratory Director – Weapons Engineering (ALDW) John Hill.
Hill will open his presentation, touching on his being drafted during the Vietnam War and his stateside assignment in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. However, most of his talk will be dedicated to his father, O. A. Hill, who was one of the first Mickey Men (Radar Navigator) in the European Theatre. His father flew 15 Lone Wolf missions in Read More
Darren White, Lawmakers To Speak At RPNM Grand Opening
Darren White
From the Republican Party of New Mexico:
ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque mayoral candidate Darren White will headline a group of speakers at the Republican Party of New Mexico’s (RPNM) grand opening event at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Dec. 6.
White will be making some of his last remarks before Tuesday’s high-stakes runoff election. This will take place at a critical time for the city of Albuquerque, as many issues such as crime, homelessness, and drugs are spiraling out of control.
RPNM is set to open its headquarters eight months after being destroyed by a fire bomb in an act of political Read More
Community Steps Up For Statewide Shift To Free Child Care
Children are busy learning through play at the Little Forest Playschool. Courtesy photo
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
New Mexico became the first U.S. state to guarantee no-cost child care starting Nov. 1, making services free for families of all income levels with children up to age 13.
The roughly $600 million-a-year program is funded largely by investment earnings from the state’s $10 billion Early Childhood Education and Care Fund, which has grown since its creation in 2020 using revenue from oil and gas taxes.
The state joins European countries such Read More
Heinrich, Luján Call On Trump Administration To Stop Stalling PFAS Cleanups, Protect Military Families And Nearby Communities In New Mexico
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 26 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth reverse DoD’s decision to delay the cleanup of per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) at military installations in New Mexico and nationwide and to urge the DoD to take action to protect military families and nearby communities by addressing PFAS contamination at the affected sites.
PFAS from industrial processes and products like firefighting foams can end up in waterways and soils. Read More
International Lunar Heritage Preservationists Visit New Mexico Space History Museum
Inside the museum: (L to R) Dr. Justin Walsh, Dr. Bryan Lintott (ISCoAH), Jon Haas (Chair Governor’s Commission NMMSH), Dr. Beth O’Leary (ISCoAH), Karen Kincaid Brady (Exec. Director NMMSH), John Hyndman, and Michael Shinabery (NMMSH). Courtesy/NMDCA
Outside the museum: (L to R) Karen Kincaid Brady (Exec. Director NMMSH), Dr. Justin Walsh, Dr. Beth O’Leary (ISCoAH), Dr. Bryan Lintott (ISCoAH), Jon Haas (Chair Governor’s Commission NMMSH), Mike Shinabery(NMMSH), and John Hyndman. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
Recently, the New Mexico Museum of Space History hosted attendees of the Read More
