New Mexico launches $9M at-home reading initiative for students in grades K-3

By: Matt Mondschein

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 509

Last Updated: 3 days, 5 hours ago


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New Mexico this week starts sending what will be more than 750,000 books to thousands of students in grades K-3 as part of a new at-home reading initiative to help with the state’s literacy goals.

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 37, also known as the High Quality Literacy Instruction Act, into law in March

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