Despite $2.6B investment, NM schools ‘largely failed’ to increase instructional time, report says

Despite $2.6B investment, NM schools ‘largely failed’ to increase instructional time, report says

A Legislative Finance Committee report released June 17, 2026, found that New Mexico schools have “largely failed” to increase instructional time despite a multibillion-dollar state investment following the landmark Yazzie/Martinez education equity lawsuit. (Getty Images)New Mexico has spent $2.6 billion on extended learning time in schools since a judge presiding over the landmark Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit in 2018 found the state did not give at-…