EDUCATED WORKERS ARE LEAVING THE STAE IN SEARCH OF A BRIGHT FUTURE By Amy Linn / Searchlight NM Leaving New Mexico wasn’t a maybe …
New Mexico ranks last in national survey of child well-being
ADVOCATES CALL ON POLICYMAKERS TO PUT KIDS FIRST By John R. Roby / Searchlight NM Editor’s note: Searchlight New Mexico receives funding support from …
For Albuquerque 11-year-old, ‘it’s father-son all the time’
By Ed Williams / Searchlight NM Editor’s note: To better understand the challenges and circumstances our children face, Searchlight New Mexico is spending a year …
30 Million Words
By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM / Communities nationwide are trying to crack the same nut: how to narrow the achievement gap between rich and …
Birth of the ‘brain bag’
A CONVERSATION WITH QUINT STUDER By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM / Main story on this topic: 30 Million Words Quint Studer …
Looking home for solutions
JOURNALIST SEES HER FLORIDA HOMETOWN BOOSTED BY PROGRAM FOR KIDS By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM / Of all places to look for solutions, …
A border town without playgrounds
GRAPPLING WITH POVERTY, JOB LOSS AND NO PLACE TO PAY By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM ANTHONY, N.M. — Halfway between El Paso and …
Most land commissioner candidates decline to make their case for children or office
BUT TWO DEMOCRATS RESPOND TO SEARCHLIGHT’S QUESTIONS IN DETAIL By Sara Solovitch / Searchlight NM When Searchlight New Mexico sent a questionnaire to the …
Public Art Keeps Rio Rancho’s “Vision” in Focus
By Nathan Barnes/ NM News Port / New Mexico is notorious for its love of art and now Rio Rancho’s newly-approved municipal bonds will provide …
