Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico

Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico (OAKNM) is a statewide advocacy organization supporting #schoolchoice for students in New Mexico.

[EdChoice @edchoice]

Critics of choice programs say they don't have any guidelines and they're a free-for-all. Actually, education savings accounts are full of guardrails and this state-by-state guide breaks down all of them. Learn more by clicking the blog link in the comments below.

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

Whose ready New Mexico?

[VELA @VELAorg]

She started with 14 students and a clear-eyed view of what families were missing.

Four years later, Lacy Horne's Abide Christian Academy serves 100+ and is launching a full high school. No tuition increase.

This is Indie Education.

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

More great news for American school children. New Mexico students deserve access to the educational environments that meet their needs.

[yes. every kid. @yes_everykid]

Over the weekend, Louisiana legislators passed SB 1203 and expanded what's possible for families and educators. The bill authored by Sen. Edmonston protects the freedom to build small, personalized learning cooperatives outside traditional classroom walls. 👏

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

Here’s the proof. New Mexico can do better. Have you voted?

[Marc Porter Magee 🎓 @marcportermagee]

Hot take: we should be able to teach almost every child to read proficiently by 4th grade, regardless of income, race or parents’ education

Instead this is where we are:

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Public school enrollment is plummeting nationwide.

Some say it’s all by design.

Others say schools are losing families because they stopped focusing on academics, discipline, and accountability.

What’s your take?

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

Bottom line: academic success works best as a shared responsibility! Schools provide instruction and clarity. Parents provide reinforcement, expectations, and structure. When both show up, students benefit most!🧑‍🎓🏫 Share this with a parent you know!

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

New research on parental involvement in education reinforces a key point: student success improves when parents are meaningfully engaged—but not all involvement has the same impact. 📈

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

School transparency also plays a major role. Parents can’t reinforce what they don’t understand—access to curriculum, progress updates, and clear communication strengthens the home-school connection.📝

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

If paired with retention for those students who do not become proficient by fall, this intervention would work. Unfortunately, it’s another voluntary program in which those who meet the most are least likely to engage.
@RioGrandeFndn @dowfornm @NMHouseGOP

[Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham @GovMLG]

We keep fighting for New Mexico students even after the school bell rings. Our free Summer Reading Program gives K-8 students focused, small-group literacy instruction all summer long. No income requirement and free to participate.

Link in the first comment to register.

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

Parents know their children best. Let parents choose the educational setting they believe is best for their children, not big government. @miedchoice @edreform @PCSNewMexico @RioGrandeFndn @NMfamilyAction

[EdChoice @edchoice]

Charter schools are a school choice model that allows for more innovation and freedom than a traditional public school. Charters have been very successful in closing the learning gap for students, especially those from typically underserved demographics.
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[New Mexico House Republicans @NMHouseGOP]

This National Police Week, we honor the brave men and women in law enforcement who put their lives on the line to protect our communities every day.

We remember the officers who made the ultimate sacrifice and thank those who continue to serve with courage and dedication across New Mexico and our country. 🇺🇸

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

Dear public school employees- you don’t have to pay dues to the Union. Ask to opt out.

[School Matters Foundation @Ms_Zempel]

https://t.co/jR1ELHr17O

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

Improving student outcomes is a serious matter. All options should be on the table. Especially when it costs the state nothing. @yes_everykid @yes_everykid_f @AFPNM @CrucesSunNews @NMPED

[New Mexico House Republicans @NMHouseGOP]

Even New York’s Democrat governor is opting into the federal school choice scholarship program.

New Mexico ranks dead last in education. Our families are desperate for better options. If Kathy Hochul can put students ahead of politics, @GovMLG you should too.

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

It makes a ton of sense for states to opt-in. All federal taxpayers can get the $1,700 tax credit next year.

If a state decides not to opt-in, it just means that taxpayers in their state will be funding education for kids in other states.

Now make THAT make sense!

[Representative Rebecca Dow @dowfornm]

Dear @GovMLG and @NMPED — if we truly believe every New Mexico child deserves the opportunity for a better education, then that opportunity should be available to every K–12 student, not just a select few. Refusing to opt into the federal Education Freedom Scholarship Fund denies New Mexico families additional pathways to improved educational outcomes and the ability to choose what works best for their children.

@krqe @DanBoydNM @newsguy44 @RioGrandeFndn @oak4nm @TheNewMexicoSun
@nmhrcc @NMHouseGOP

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

Imagine hating a parent’s right to choose an educational setting other than traditional public school so much, that you would block federal dollars flowing to ANY NM eligible student in need.

[Paul Gessing @pgessing]

Sens. Heinrich and Lujan co-sponsor bill to repeal federal school tax credit that will provide school choice while also helping charters and traditional public school despite NM being dead last in education:
https://t.co/36jdzYL9Js @bobkkob @HerzogEducation

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

No tablets in Prek!

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

Obviously giving a tablet to a 4 year old is total madness. There is no upside for the child. It’s all downside. Parents do it for one reason and one reason only. To keep their kids quiet and docile so that they (the parents) can spend more time on their own devices.

[Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico @oak4nm]

Yes in New Mexico the majority even oppose a federal tax credit for supplemental educational services. You can’t make it up. @RioGrandeFndn @yes_everykid_f @StandTogether @pgessing @NMfamilyAction

[yes. every kid. @yes_everykid]

Today, Oklahoma lawmakers passed legislation to expand the Parental Choice Tax Credit to empower more Oklahoma families to choose the school that works for them.

https://t.co/6TIMll5pLz