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Kids’ solving scores high
Youth study shows racial disparity New Mexico ranks in bottom 10 for Hispanic, Native American children By David Crary
The Associated Press
A new report on child well-being, measured by state and race, has turned an unflattering spotlight on some places not used to being at the
bottom of such lists, including Wisconsin, with a worst-in-the-nation ranking for its black children, and South Dakota, with abysmal results for its American Indian youth. New Mexico, which has the second highest percentage of minority children behind only Hawaii, ranked in the bottom 10 for its Hispanic and Native American children. Only the state’s black children scored higher than the national average for black youth.
The report, released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, detailed nationwide racial disparities that put Asian and white children in a far more advantageous position than black, Latino and American Indian children. For some advocates for children, the state-specific results were stinging. “Wisconsin is a state that claims to value opportunity and community and fairness,” said Ken Taylor, executive director of the Wisconsin
Council on Children and Families. “That we are the worst in the nation when it comes to the well-being of our African American children is unacceptable.” He noted that a report by his council last year on Wisconsin’s Dane County — home to the University of Wisconsin’s main campus — had turned up glaring black-white discrepancies in and around Madison,
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U.S. students still trail many countries on standardized tests. PAge A-2
Demons cheer way to Phoenix
Suit: Funds for state’s at-risk kids insufficient
An out-of-service credit card reader at the Giant Station on St. Francis Drive and Sawmill Road. Santa Fe Police said they suspect a skimming device was installed on the gas pump. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN
Civil rights organization aims to overthrow current teacher evaluation system
New type of fraud scheme strikes S.F.
By Robert Nott The New Mexican
A national civil rights organization filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of New Mexico and Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera on behalf of 51 parents and students in several school districts, including Santa Fe Public Schools, charging the state does not provide sufficient funding for its children, particularly those who are at-risk. In a 54-page complaint, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund said the state is violating its own constitution in not providing money, programs and teachers for economically disadvantaged students and those whose
Hundreds may have been victims of skimming, the theft of card data at gas pumps and ATMs By Uriel J. Garcia
The New Mexican
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Today Windy with times of clouds and sun. High 60, low 31. PAge A-6
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The Santa Fe High School cheerleading squad ends their routine at the State Spirit Competition on Saturday in The Pit. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN
State title-winning Santa Fe High squad to perform at today’s NBA game between Suns and L.A. Clippers Yet, even after she received her individual The New Mexican championship medal, held the blue team trophy and received congratulations from antana Baca has had a few days to hundreds of people since then, Baca still can’t digest what happened to her and the believe she and the Demons are state chamSanta Fe High School cheer team — pions. make that the state champion Santa Fe “It’s an amazing feeling,” Baca said Tuesday. High cheer team — but the sophomore cheer“I couldn’t believe it then, and I am still in leader is still on cloud nine. shock.” One of the most thrilling moments in Baca’s But Baca and her team are not done with life occurred Saturday night, as she and her their season. teammates mobbed center court in The Pit in On Wednesday night, the squad will perAlbuquerque after it was announced that the form in Phoenix prior to the NBA game Demons had won their first cheer title in the school’s history. Please see CHeer, Page A-4
David Salazar had been making the 50-mile trip from Serafina, N.M., to Santa Fe for several weeks to take his wife to radiation therapy. Last month, he stopped at a gas station near Interstate 25 to fill up before heading home. He inserted his debit card into the pump’s credit-card machine and put in his PIN. Salazar thought nothing more of the transaction until nearly three weeks later, when his bank called him to tell him someone had withdrawn more than $4,000 from his account at an ATM in Nevada. Salazar was a victim of skimming, a fraud scheme in which thieves use an electronic device to steal a credit- or debit-card number and PIN, or personal identification number, while a consumer is using the card at a gas pump or an ATM, or paying for a purchase at a business. The victim often doesn’t know anything is amiss until the bank calls or the withdrawal shows up on a bank statement. This kind of crime has been around for a decade or more, but cybersecurity experts say skimming devices are becoming more popular methods of defrauding people.
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