New Mexico must give at-home students fast internet About 10 percent of New Mexico children are Native American and often confront major barriers to online and in-person learning Author: May 4, 2021 Second-grader Winona Begaye uploads homework in her family’s vehicle near Piñon. (Photo by Megan Marples/Cronkite News) About 10 percent of New Mexico children are Native American and often confront major barriers to online and in-person learning Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has ordered education officials to provide computers and high-speed internet to students who still don't have them in a landmark ruling that for the first time in the state has set a standard for internet speeds for public school children.