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3 weeks ago

Great editorial by the Washington Post!

"One of the best gifts state and local lawmakers and teachers can give graduating high school students is a solid financial education. Michigan is poised to become the 14th state to mandate a personal finance course before students graduate high school. This should be a requirement around the country. Every student graduating from a public high school should have to take at least one semester of basic personal finance.
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Fewer than 1 in 4 high school students are required to take a personal finance course before graduation, according to Next Gen Personal Finance, which assesses high school curriculums and advocates for all students to have access to basic money education by 2025. The situation is even worse in many schools that are predominantly non-White and lower-income. Only about 1 in 20 Black and Brown students have a chance to take a personal finance class before graduation unless they live in a state that offers it to everyone, the organization found.
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The fact that Michigan’s bill passed overwhelmingly highlights how this is a rare bipartisan issue. Personal finance should be as core to a high school education as Shakespeare and algebra."

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Opinion | Personal finance class should be required in high school

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Personal finance should be as core to a high school education as Shakespeare and algebra.

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3 weeks ago

Michigan just became the latest state to pass legislation to make financial literacy a high school graduation requirement! The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, 94-13 in the House, 35-2 in the Senate.

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These states require personal finance education before graduation

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Michigan became the latest state to mandate personal finance education for high school students.

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3 weeks ago

We are delighted to welcome our first Leadership Intern of the summer!

Alyssa-Noelle Capuano graduated from La Cueva High School in Albuquerque in 2019 and she is now a rising senior at the University of New Mexico, majoring in Political Science, working on her MBA, and minoring in French. At UNM, she served as President of the Community Association, where she collaborated with other dorms to put on programs for hundreds of students living on campus. Alyssa-Noelle was also the treasurer of the Circle K Kiwanis club, a volunteer club where she volunteered at homeless shelters and Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico. In 2022, she received a Fred Harris internship and spent a semester interning in Senator Ben Ray Luján's office in Washington, DC. Alyssa-Noelle is passionate about women’s rights and healthcare access and plans to pursue a career in politics after college. ... See MoreSee Less

We are delighted to welcome our first Leadership Intern of the summer!

Alyssa-Noelle Capuano graduated from La Cueva High School in Albuquerque in 2019 and she is now a rising senior at the University of New Mexico, majoring in Political Science, working on her MBA, and minoring in French. At UNM, she served as President of the Community Association, where she collaborated with other dorms to put on programs for hundreds of students living on campus. Alyssa-Noelle was also the treasurer of the Circle K Kiwanis club, a volunteer club where she volunteered at homeless shelters and Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico. In 2022, she received a Fred Harris internship and spent a semester interning in Senator Ben Ray Lujáns office in Washington, DC. Alyssa-Noelle is passionate about women’s rights and healthcare access and plans to pursue a career in politics after college.

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1 month ago

Reducing administrative burdens on school districts is a great way to help them reduce their spending on central administration and shift more resources to teachers in the classroom, where the actual learning takes place.

Since 2007, spending on central administration by New Mexico school districts has grown by 55%, while spending on instruction and student support has only grown by 20%. It's time to reverse that trend and send more dollars to the classroom! ... See MoreSee Less

Order aims to lighten teachers' administrative burden

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Gov. Lujan Grisham calls for a 25% reduction in the administrative tasks

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"Fred Nathan, executive director of Think New Mexico, has been a Decline-To-State (independent) voter for two decades and is likely to utilize same-day voting in the primary to vote, but will switch back to DTS afterward (which will require voters to re-register again)."

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For the first time, voters who aren't members of major parties will be able to vote in a primary election on June 7—if they change their affiliation at the polls

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Michigan just passed legislation to make financial

Michigan just passed legislation to make financial literacy a high school graduation requirement with overwhelming bipartisan support (94-13 in the House, 35-2 in the Senate).

Time for New Mexico to join this growing list of states!

We are delighted to welcome our first Leadership I

We are delighted to welcome our first Leadership Intern of the summer! Alyssa-Noelle Capuano graduated from La Cueva high school in Albuquerque in 2019 and she is now a rising senior at the University of New Mexico, majoring in Political Science, working on her MBA, and minoring in French. At UNM, she served as President of the Community Association, where she collaborated with other dorms to put on programs for hundreds of students living on campus. Alyssa-Noelle was also the treasurer of the Circle K Kiwanis club, a volunteer club where she volunteered at homeless shelters and Roadrunner food bank. In 2022, she received a Fred Harris internship and spent a semester interning in Senator Lujan’s office in Washington, DC. Alyssa-Noelle is passionate about women’s rights and healthcare access and plans to pursue a career in politics after college.

#internship #leadershipintern

April is National Financial Literacy Month, and we

April is National Financial Literacy Month, and we are celebrating New Mexico's newly adopted K-12 personal finance standards!

By next April, we are aiming to make New Mexico the latest state to make personal finance a high school graduation requirement.

Just two weeks left to submit your application for

Just two weeks left to submit your application for this year's Leadership Internship!

Do you want to spend part of your summer learning how to make a difference for your home state? New Mexico college and graduate students are invited to apply for a Leadership Internship with Think New Mexico, where you'll learn how we develop, enact, and implement public policies that improve the lives of New Mexicans. Visit our website for information on how to apply.

#leadershipinterns #interns #internship #TNMintern #paidinternship #summerinternship #nonprofit #publicpolicy #thinktank #thinknewmexico #thinknm

We are delighted that the New Mexico Public Educat

We are delighted that the New Mexico Public Education Department has officially added personal finance education to its K-12 social studies standards!

With this change, New Mexico will no longer be one of only five states that fails to include financial literacy in its education standards.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has just signed Ho

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has just signed House Bill 163, repealing the tax on Social Security for all middle and lower income seniors in New Mexico!

The exemption applies to individuals with incomes up to $100,000, and couples up to $150,000. The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department estimates that 115,000 of the 137,000 New Mexicans currently paying taxes on their Social Security income, about 84%, will be eligible to claim the new exemption. The average savings for seniors who are currently paying tax on their Social Security benefits will be $710 a year, starting with the current 2022 tax year.

This tax relief will improve the lives of middle and lower income seniors in communities all across New Mexico, especially the more than 55,000 New Mexico grandparents who are raising their grandchildren while trying not to outlive their retirement savings.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed House B

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed House Bill 132, lowering the maximum annual interest rate on small loans from 175% to 36% and ending four decades of predatory lending in New Mexico!

#NewMexico #nmleg #NewMexicoTrue

Applications for Think New Mexico's paid Leadershi

Applications for Think New Mexico's paid Leadership Internships are due one month from today, March 25, 2022! Find out more details about the summer internship and how to apply on our website.

#leadershipinterns #intern #internship #TNMintern #paidinternship #summerinternship #nonprofit #publicpolicy #thinktank #thinknewmexico #thinknm #nonprofit

With 11 hours to go in this year's legislative ses

With 11 hours to go in this year's legislative session, the Senate has unanimously passed House Bill 163, which includes a repeal of the tax on Social Security for all middle and lower income seniors in New Mexico!

House Bill 132 has passed its final vote and now g

House Bill 132 has passed its final vote and now goes to the governor. Her signature will end four decades of predatory lending in New Mexico!

Great news: House Bill 132, to end predatory lendi

Great news: House Bill 132, to end predatory lending in New Mexico, has passed the Senate 19-8! It now returns to the House for one final vote to concur with the Senate amendments.

The House has passed House Bill 163, the tax relie

The House has passed House Bill 163, the tax relief package that includes a repeal of the tax on Social Security for all lower and middle income seniors (with incomes up to $100,000 for individuals, $150,000 for couples) on a vote of 59-9!

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