Brain Drain
Stopping The Rural Brain Drain
July 14, 2017 – Many rural communities in New Mexico are losing population and searching for ways to restore lost economic vitality. In many parts of the state there are very few high-quality jobs and the jobs that do exist often pay less than public assistance. Young people have the impression that if they’re going…
Read MoreBrain Drain Series Segment 1: The Nature of the Problem
July 7, 2017 – Every problem we identify in New Mexico seems to come back to one thing: jobs. How do we attract more businesses and create more high-paying jobs? How do we prepare and train workers for those careers? And once we’ve done that, how do we keep our most talented people from leaving…
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