March 22, 2021

CCSD, Navajo Nation leaders applaud change to school Impact Aid cash distribution formula

Author: Noel Lyn Smith

GALLUP — Central Consolidated School District and Navajo Nation leaders are commending New Mexico lawmakers for approving a bill to redirect federal Impact Aid money received by the state.
House Bill 6 would change the distribution method for Impact Aid from a system where funding is pooled then distributed to all public schools to one where funding is sent only to underserved schools, including those that primarily serve Native American students.
Impact Aid is a federal program designed to assi