Post Your Thoughts

Answer the following questions to share your thoughts about early childhood development in New Mexico.

1. Name

2. E-mail

3. Why do you think investing in early childhood development is important? 

4. How do you think early childhood development should be funded?

Increase taxes such as property taxes, income taxes, cigarette, and alcohol taxes
Increase the distribution from the $11 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund
Take money out of other government funded programs

5. Would you like the opportunity to vote on whether or not to invest the Land Grand Permanent Fund for early childhood development? (Please explain)

6. New Mexico has been ranked at the bottom for child well-being indicators–how would you turn this around? 

7. What do you think about the fact that we have the second largest Land Grant Permanent Fund at $11 billion and yet the lowest fourth grade reading scores in the country? 

8. What do you want to tell your policy makers about investing in early childhood development?