Legislative Finance Committee Evaluations

Developing Early Literacy in New Mexico A statewide evaluation of PreK, K-3 Plus, and early-grade retention policy, finding measurable gains in third-grade reading and linking stable school leadership to stronger outcomes.

Higher Education Department: College Readiness An evaluation of why roughly half of New Mexico's recent high school graduates needed remedial coursework in college, tracing the gap to misaligned high school and college readiness standards.

Children, Youth and Families Department: Protective Services Division Caseloads, turnover, and family preservation services within New Mexico's child welfare system.

Southern School Districts: Deming, Gadsden & Hatch Valley Funding formula equity, budget oversight, and student performance across three districts.

Higher Education: Central New Mexico & Doña Ana Community Colleges Governance, remediation, and completion-rate incentives across two of the state's largest community colleges.

Dual Credit Cost-Effectiveness Cost, access, and outcomes of New Mexico's high-school-to-college dual credit program.

Teacher and Administrator Preparation in New Mexico Linked teacher and principal preparation programs to K-12 student outcomes statewide.

Special Education Funding incentives, identification rates, and outcomes for students receiving special education services.

Eastern New Mexico School Districts Small-district funding efficiency and academic outcomes across six eastern New Mexico districts.

New Mexico State Fair Financial insolvency, contract irregularities, and cash-control weaknesses at the state fairgrounds.