Anyone with interest in the NM public education system should read this report as posted on the Legislative Finance Committee's website. The assessment is brutal.
nmlegis.gov/Handouts/ALFC%…
nmlegis.gov/Handouts/ALFC%…
A few highlights:
"Stanford researchers estimate spring closures to in-person learning could have caused more than a year of learning loss for some New Mexico students."
"Stanford researchers estimate spring closures to in-person learning could have caused more than a year of learning loss for some New Mexico students."
But wait, there's more:
"...a June 2020 McKinsey & Company report found that if schools delay in-person reopening until January 2021, as many districts in New Mexico have decided to do, students could suffer an additional three to 14 months of learning losses."
"...a June 2020 McKinsey & Company report found that if schools delay in-person reopening until January 2021, as many districts in New Mexico have decided to do, students could suffer an additional three to 14 months of learning losses."
Worse,
"Remote learning is likely to disproportionately impact low-income students academically."
...
"School closures could increase high school dropout rates by up to 9 percent. " (I'm already hearing these stories from educators)
cnn.com/2020/10/22/us/…
"Remote learning is likely to disproportionately impact low-income students academically."
...
"School closures could increase high school dropout rates by up to 9 percent. " (I'm already hearing these stories from educators)
cnn.com/2020/10/22/us/…
The following corroborates data educators have been talking with me about:
"Thirty-six % of high school athletes are failing one or more class"
...
"Carlsbad reported that 40% of its students
have at least one D or F, ... and 58% of students in poverty have at least one D or F"
"Thirty-six % of high school athletes are failing one or more class"
...
"Carlsbad reported that 40% of its students
have at least one D or F, ... and 58% of students in poverty have at least one D or F"
"Teachers who responded to LFC’s fall survey reported they have not been able to reach approximately 1 in 5 students. Teachers also reported that 1 in 3 students are not regularly participating in live instruction and 2 in 5 students are not engaged in offline work"
NOT good.
NOT good.
"In roughly seven weeks in August and September, seven student athletes in New Mexico died by suicide, and one additional student athlete was hospitalized for a suicide attempt, according to the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA)"
Isolation. Is. Harmful.
Isolation. Is. Harmful.
NM is "one of only seven states subject to an order from the governor keeping schools partially closed to in-person instruction" (Hawaii, Oregon, California, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Delaware) 
It's not just the Gov:
"The variability among these districts indicates that state requirements have been only one factor in schools remaining closed to in-person instruction."
"The variability among these districts indicates that state requirements have been only one factor in schools remaining closed to in-person instruction."
And then there is this...which is nuanced a little further on with data from Jerusalem:
"Emerging evidence from states that have gone back to school suggests schools that implement universal masking and other mitigation measures are not significant sources of Covid-19 infection"
"Emerging evidence from states that have gone back to school suggests schools that implement universal masking and other mitigation measures are not significant sources of Covid-19 infection"
The report concludes with several suggestions along the lines of "the state needs a plan." Indeed.
The entire report is sobering. And worth reading, no matter your politics or thoughts on the NM lockdowns.
The entire report is sobering. And worth reading, no matter your politics or thoughts on the NM lockdowns.
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