NEW MEXICO SLIDES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HEAP ON CHILD POVERTY RATES. AND THIS DESPITE A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN THAT CATEGORY LAST YEAR. THE KIDS COUNTY DATA BOOK FOR 2015 RANKS NEW MEXICO DEAD LAST AT NUMBER 49TH … TAKING MISSISSIPPI OUT OF THAT SPOT.
BUT IT WASN’T ALL BAD NEWS LAST YEAR FOR NEW MEXICO CHILDREN. THE REPORT SHOWS TEEN BIRTH RATES ARE DOWN AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES ARE UP.
