Politics
Nevada election chief blocks inspection of suspect voter names in swing state(The Daily Signal) – Nevada’s top election official told local election directors not to investigate the names of thousands of people who left the state but remain on its voter… Read More
Public Education
America’s 5th largest school district announces budget deficit after union dealA Nevada school district is facing a budget crisis related to low enrollment and exorbitant teacher raises. The Clark County School District (CCSD) – the fifth largest district in the… Read More
Public Education
Nevada approves new charter school using curriculum from conservative Christian collegeA new Nevada charter school, set to begin operating for the 2025-26 academic year, is planning to use curriculum developed by Hillsdale College, a Christian college… Read More
Culture
Report: Nevada years away from COVID recovery in economy, education(The Center Square) – A newly released report from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (NV DHHS) said it may take a long time to recover from the economic, education and behavioral health impacts… Read More
Courts
4 Vegas teens charged as adults in beating death of fellow student over ‘vaping’ products, headphonesFour Las Vegas high school students are being charged as adults in the beating death of a fellow student, a crime apparently triggered by a dispute over vaping paraphernalia and… Read More
Public Education
Nevada school board cuts off mother reading from pornographic book, despite its presence on school shelvesA mother’s microphone was cut off in a Clark County school board meeting after she read from a sexually explicit book reportedly found in the Las Vegas-area district’s schools. In… Read More
Courts
Teachers’ union suing Nevada over state’s ban on striking(The Center Square) – Nevada’s largest teachers’ union is taking the state of Nevada and the Clark County School District to court over a ban on strikes. The Clark County Education… Read More
Public Education
Schools spent millions in COVID bucks on educational software. It was barely used(Daily Caller News Foundation) – School districts across the country spent millions in federal relief funds on educational software intended to mitigate pandemic learning loss, but in many cases, much… Read More
Public Education
Leader of 5th largest school district in the nation signs pledge from group demonizing conservative moms group(The Daily Signal) – As Moms for Liberty galvanized concerned parents across the country, a left-leaning group called Defense of Democracy sprouted up to oppose the growing parental rights movement. Read More
Public Education
Parental rights advocates, church leaders urge board to repeal school transgender policy in Nevada school districtA Nevada school board meeting got heated as parental rights advocates and church leaders urged its members to repeal a policy created in 2018 for “students… Read More
Public Education
Teacher ‘sickout strike’ illegal, says judge who ordered it to end; union appeals to Nevada Supreme CourtA Nevada judge issued Clark County School District (CCSD) a court order Wednesday against teachers’ union educators holding a “sickout strike,” where healthy teachers call in sick, which the judge… Read More
Public Education
Nevada governor to campaign against Democrats who blocked school choiceNevada’s governor sent a warning to lawmakers who blocked school choice by vowing to campaign against them. “I’ll do everything in my power to prevent them from being successful” in… Read More
Public Education
Nevada Democrats reject scholarship compromise, while private foundation fills the gap, for nowNevada’s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo said a private foundation will fund the $3.2 million shortfall in choice scholarships, as Democrats rejected proposals from the governor to fund the program. Without… Read More
Government
Democrats nix governor’s plan to save hundreds of low-income school choice scholarships in NevadaHundreds of low-income Nevada students could be forced out of their schools after a Nevada legislative committee voted along party lines against the Republican governor’s proposal to fund the scholarship… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Battleground state voters, on education, trust Republicans over Democrats(The Center Square) – Lingering concerns about pandemic learning loss have shifted voter trust on education issues from Democrats to Republicans in four battleground states, including North Carolina. A new… Read More
Government
Hundreds of Nevada students expected to lose school choice scholarships. Supporters blame Dem lawmakersUp to 600 Nevada K-12 students may lose their school choice scholarships next year after the Legislature failed to raise the cap on the program and support the governor’s agenda… Read More
Government
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo talks school choice successes with studentsWith a school choice measure still being considered in the Nevada Legislature, Gov. Joe Lombardo heard Christian school students and parents tell how school choice policies have helped them. Read More
Courts, Public Education
Nevada boy who choked, sexually assaulted teacher pleads guilty to reduced chargesA former student at a Las Vegas area school accepted a plea deal for reduced charges after being arrested for the strangulation and sexual assault of a teacher. Read More
Public Education
Nevada to audit public schools districts(The Center Square) – Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has ordered all public schools districts in the state to undergo an audit, his administration announced on Monday. The move… Read More
Government
Nevada governor announces historic school choice initiativesNevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican who ousted incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak in November, promised Nevadans more school choice in his first State of the State… Read More
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