Statutes, Martinez/Yazzie funding, reports, and hearings.
A July 2024 Legislative Finance Committee presentation recounts the Martinez-Yazzie case, in which plaintiffs alleged that New Mexico was not providing sufficient funding and programs for at-risk public school students. The presentation says the District Court ruled in 2019 that educational inputs were inadequate and student outcomes were “dismal.” The presentation describes a range of state responses, including i...
The Line opinion panel discusses state compliance with the lawsuit and Constitutional Amendment 1. This is a panel discussion rather than a court finding.
This September 2022 Legislative Finance Committee brief reviews New Mexico’s progress after the 2018 Martinez-Yazzie ruling. It reports that the court found the state had not provided sufficient funding and directed state entities to work together on remedies. The brief compares school funding with the 2008 AIR study’s inflation-adjusted estimate. It reports that FY23 funding through the state equalization guarant...