ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico is addressing student homelessness with a new initiative that pays qualifying students $500 a month.
The New Mexico Public Education Department already tested the Guaranteed Payment for Attendance program in Cuba. It’s now expanding the program to 330 students across 12 school districts and one charter school. Students from grades 10 to 12 are eligible for the program.
“We know that we want to increase our graduation rate, we want to continue work with our students who are un housed or experiencing homelessness. That’s where our dropouts are,” said Yvonne Garcia, NMPED Deputy Secretary of Student Support Services…