New Mexico education officials proposed a roughly $5.9 billion state education budget, representing a 2.9% increase. The plan comes as the state considers gains in literacy but continuing weakness in mathematics and science, alongside chronic absenteeism and uneven performance among lower-performing schools. The budget proposal would allocate additional resources within an environment where schools are trying to expand support and address academic disparities. Final legislative approval and implementation details remained pending, so the proposal did not yet establish the amount schools would ultimately receive.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/mexico-education-officials-propose-budget-225016248.html