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NM’s Child Welfare Shows Modest Improvement

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June 25, 2021 – The Line opinion panel discusses New Mexico’s seemingly permanent place near the bottom of an annual child well-being survey. According to the recently released Kids Count report, the state is no longer last in the rankings, moving to 49th place in the nation. Are these baby steps of improvement worth celebrating?  Host: Gene Grant  The Line Opinion Panel: Serge Martinez,…

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Santa Fe Truancy | The Line

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February 14, 2020 – Host Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel look at Santa Fe Public Schools’ plans to address the longstanding problem of student truancy. The approach includes bringing together educators, family members, law enforcement and court officials and others to identify the reasons why students are missing class, instead of punishing students…

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