SOME IMPROVEMENTS, BUT STILL NOT VERY GOOD. THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE FROM THE 2018 NEW MEXICO KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK. IT SHOWS THAT NEW MEXICO STILL RANKS 48TH FOR CHILD POVERTY AMONG THE 50 STATES.
THE NUMBERS ARE BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO TEEN PREGNANCY RATES…CHILDREN LIVING IN HIGH POVERTY AREAS…AND THE RATE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NOT GRADUATING ON TIME. BUT NEW MEXICO STILL LAGS BEHIND THE REST OF THE NATION.
