Mercy Herrera, founder of Equip Academy of New Mexico, and native New Mexican joins Amanda to talk about her education experiences, what inspired her to create a brand new charter school and her hopes for education in New Mexico. She and Amanda talk about the similarities of their educational experiences and what they think it will take to turn things around in New Mexico.

Want to learn more about Equip Academy? Check out their website:

https://www.equipnm.org/

Interested in finding a great charter school for your student? Check out the Public Charter Schools of New Mexico School Finder:

https://publiccharterschoolsofnewmexico.org/find-a-school/

------------------------------------

WE NEED YOUR QUESTIONS! Submit a question for us to answer on the podcast here: bit.ly/AskNMRising

—------------------------------------------------------------------