EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FINALLY?
We’ve been dilly-dallying about deploying a first-rate program statewide for at least 15 years. Each session, too many in the Legislature have feared making the commitment, not bold enough to make a real difference in the future of our state. As a result, only a few limited programs have been funded. It’s hard I know…
Read MoreStrong Performance by STC.UNM
In the August 26 Albuquerque Journal Business Outlook, there’s a noteworthy article by technology reporter Kevin Robinson-Avila about STC.UNM and the success it’s having under President and CEO Lisa Kuuttila’s leadership. The article can be seen on the abqjournal website. As the article says, 11 new technology startups have been launched in the last fiscal…
Read MoreThe Decline and Unnecessary Fall of New Mexico
There are recent Journal stories about the vibrancy of the economy in Colorado and the obvious contrast to New Mexico. I have spent a fair amount of time in the Denver area in last couple of years and the boom is not limited to Denver but also in suburbs like Lone Tree and Centennial. Yes,…
Read MoreHow Violent is Albuquerque?
In an opinion piece in the New York Times a few weeks back, the writer said he was glad to be leaving Albuquerque because it was a “land of violence” where the rate of violent crime was twice the national average. While the article provoked lots of discussion locally, the writer’s views of the city…
Read MoreThinking About Early Childhood Education
One thing that we’re not really good at in New Mexico is thinking big. There are constant reminders of the state’s depressing statistics on how poorly low-income children and families are doing in New Mexico. For instance, the fact that Medicare pays the medical expense of 70% percent of the births in New Mexico, many…
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