From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: New Mexico classrooms deal with textbook shortage from The Associated Press via The Washington Examiner Homework usually means sitting down and cracking open a textbook. But in some classrooms across the state, students are more likely to be cracking open a laptop or pulling out a work sheet. New Mexico state funding for textbooks has taken a dive in recent years. Textbooks are purchased from the instructional materials budget, which is separate from the operational budget, and funding is based on the 40th-day enrollment figures from the previous year. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063