Operation #ConnectNM is Underway
Commentary: According to data collected by NMSU's Center for Community Analysis (CCA), 41% of households earning less than $20,000 a year are without internet access in the Las Cruces Public School District. That number only increases when looking at Doña Ana’s surrounding more rural districts. 58% in Gadsden District and 70% in Hatch Valley. These staggering pre-pandemic numbers convey the historical account of inequitable conditions in our community. In the wake of COVID-19, these already astounding disparities have been amplified. However, so has the opportunity to highlight ...