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By age four, an 18-month gap is apparent between a child from a low-income family and his or her more affluent peers; that gap is still present at age 10 and continues through high school.

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NM's Land Grant Permanent Fund is Robust

Graph shows how the fund grew $3.6 billion since 2008 and has been growing steadily since increased distributions started in 2003.

Land Grant Permanent Fund is Unlike Other Endowments

With two sources of income, the fund has and average overall growth of 11% per year.

Factsheets and Policy Briefs

Briefing Packet Factsheets

Factsheets explain: How the permanent fund works, assuring acountability,investing wisely in education, preserving the fund for future generations, providing predictability for families, poll results and a framework for early childhood services.

NM has the 2nd highest fund and the lowest 4th grade reading scores

The comparison is staggering.

All Boats Rise

Chart shows added funding to all beneficiaries based on their portion of the fund.

Economics of Early Learning

Summary of James Heckman's study of how benefits contribute to return on investment

All Beneficiaries Benefit in the Short Term AND Long Term

Answers the question "Is more of less, more than less of more?"

Legal FAQ's

Brief answers to common legal questions.

Recent Presentations

2012 First Born Conference: The State of New Mexico’s Children

Home Visiting is a proven solution to the trends we are tired of hearing for New Mexico's children.

2012 School Administrators Conference: Early Learning Prevents the Achievement Gap

The best way to close the achievement gap is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Early learning helps K-12 achieve its goals for academic success.

Public Feedback

Early Childhood Education Survey

Poll shows statewide and bipartisan support for investing in early childhood care and education with the Land Grant Permanent Fund.

Statewide Dialogues: Our Voices | Our Children Common Ground Initiative

10 meetings around the state involving 250 highly diverse participants discussed next steps to address early learning issues.

White Paper

Due diligence is reflected by in-depth research specific to the Constitutional Amendment Proposal

Land Grand Permanent Fund: Opportunity for Early Childhood Investment, by Catherine Kinney, Ph.D.

Evidence tells us about the types of programs and system-building investments that support school readiness. This paper describes a holistic overview of evidence-based programs that lead to school readiness and how some elements can be funded through the Early Learning Amendment.

The Many Benefits of Investing in Early Learning

From Crib to Classroom: Developing Language and Skills for Reading

Tips for and implications of early literacy skills for babies.

Early Experiences Shape the Brain

Easy-to-understand fact sheet from the First Five Years Fund explaining the science of brain development that underscores the need for high-quality early care and education experiences during the first five years of life.

Smart Investment, Big Returns

Easy-to-read fact sheet from the First Five Years Fund explaining the benefits that accrue to society when investments are made in a child's early years.

Invest in Early Education Now, Spend Less on Prison Later

A short report from the national group Fight Crime: Invest in Kids showing how early care and education could save New Mexico $80 million a year on corrections costs.

Links to other resources

The Heckman Equation
Based on the work of James Heckman, a Nobel laureate in economics, this online resource for policymakers, advocates and organizations who promote investment in early childhood education and development, includes excellent short videos and other advocacy tools.
Birth to Five Policy Alliance
A national nonprofit, Birth to Five works to shift the odds for our youngest, most vulnerable children so they can grow up eager to learn and ready for success in life.
Invest in US
Well designed video and one-pagers to become a quick study on Brain Science, Return on Investment,Importance of Quality, and Outcomes for Children.
Zero to Three
A national, nonprofit organization, Zero to Three informs, trains, and supports professionals, policy-makers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. Their website includes a series of short videos on the implications for families with infants and toddlers of federal budgetary decisions.
The Ounce of Prevention Fund
This Chicago-based group advocates for high-quality care and education for children from birth to age five from low-income families.
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
A national, bipartisan, nonprofit anti-crime organization of more than 5,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, attorneys general, and other law enforcement leaders, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids advocates for high-quality early care and education programs as one way to reduce crime.
Mission: Readiness
A nonprofit, non-partisan organization led by senior retired military leaders, Mission: Readiness works toward continued national security and prosperity by calling for smart investments, including high-quality early care and education programs, in the upcoming generation of American children.