Early childhood educators selected to attend national conferences
The Doña Ana County Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coalition has sponsored a brand new scholarship opportunity with funds from La Clinica de Familia, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support…
Local Head Start’s role in change for early childhood education
LAS CRUCES – Doña Ana County holds a wide variety of services for young children and their families; many of which are fairly unknown to the community. For instance, Head Start (3…
Investments in early childhood have best return
The one occupation most adults will have is that of a parent, but most adults have little or no training in how to parent or even what to expect from…
Doña Ana County teen birth rate continues to decline
In 2005, the New Mexico Community Foundation with the purpose of identifying the social problems of Doña Ana County, sponsored a series of community meetings. One of the alarming statistics brought to all…
Partnerships serve families and create opportunities
Relationships are the cornerstone to all systems. They are at the heart of our existence as human beings. How we show up will greatly affect our ability to connect with…
SUCCESS Snapshot: ‘College for all’ more realistic than ever
According to a study by Georgetown University, 58 percent of the jobs in New Mexico in 2018 require a post-secondary degree or certificate. That means there are approximately 166,000 jobs that…
Advancing teachers and aligning after-school programs
Imagine how the health and well-being of families in Doña Ana County could be transformed if higher education, traditional public schools, charter schools, private schools, early intervention agencies, nonprofits, military…
Coordinator works to mesh early childhood programs
LAS CRUCES- My role as the Doña Ana County (DAC) early childhood education (ECE) coordinator is rather unique. La Clinica de Familia and Ngage New Mexico partnered on a grant…
Data will empower community to help kids
LAS CRUCES – The recent death of a proposal in the New Mexico Legislature to expand early childhood education left many education advocates across the state crestfallen. After all, we…
Partnership creates opportunities for local students
LAS CRUCES – On an average day at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, visitors will see medical students hustling between classes and huddled in study groups. They might also…