Yazzie Plaintiffs' Reply to PED's Response to the Yazzie Plaintiff's' Objections to PED's Remedial Plan

Apr 22, 2026

The lead filing is the Yazzie plaintiffs’ reply to PED’s response to objections to the remedial plan. Plaintiffs argue that the plan does not show how the State would remedy the court-identified violations and defers important decisions to future evaluations, pilots, and unspecified actions. They call for defined actions, funding, responsible actors, timelines, and measurable outcomes. The reply and its attachment...

Yazzie and Martinez Plaintiffs' Joint Reply to PED's Response to their Motion for Further Relief

Apr 22, 2026

The Yazzie and Martinez plaintiffs filed this joint reply asking the court for further relief concerning the New Mexico Public Education Department’s remedial plan. This document presents the plaintiffs’ arguments and requests, not a decision on the motion. The plaintiffs say the plan’s substance is inadequate, despite PED’s argument that it followed the process set by the court. The reply quotes the court as havi...

Plaintiffs’ Joint Motion for Further Relief

Feb 19, 2026

The Yazzie and Martinez plaintiffs jointly ask the court to order New Mexico and the Public Education Department (PED) to rewrite the final Comprehensive Remedial Action Plan with plaintiffs and subject-matter experts. The plaintiffs argue that PED’s final submission does not provide the detail they say is needed for effective planning, including measurable steps, costs, guidance for school districts, and meaningf...

Order Requiring Remedial Action Plan

May 20, 2025

The court found that the New Mexico Public Education Department and the State were not complying with earlier court orders and continued to violate at-risk students’ constitutional education rights. It concluded that a comprehensive remedial action plan was necessary. The order directs NMPED to develop a plan with stakeholder and plaintiff participation, file progress reports, and submit a final plan for the court...

Plaintiffs in Yazzie/Martinez education equity suit return to court Tuesday

Apr 28, 2025

KUNM

Ahead of the April hearing, KUNM speaks with plaintiff Wilhelmina Yazzie and advocate Loretta Trujillo about resources, teaching and community participation in education reform.

Attorney General Raúl Torrez Explains Desire to Take Over Yazzie-Martinez Case

Sep 29, 2023

New Mexico in Focus / NMPBS

Trip Jennings interviews Attorney General Raúl Torrez about why he sought to take over the state’s litigation in the education equity case.

Final Judgment and Order

Feb 14, 2019

Court Decision and Order

Jul 20, 2018

The court found that New Mexico’s education system violated the state Constitution by failing to provide at-risk students with an adequate education. The court also sustained equal protection claims brought for economically disadvantaged students and English language learners, and due process claims brought for those groups and students with disabilities. For a remedy, the court gave defendants until April 15, 201...