Regents will ask Legislature to reform higher ed salary structure
K-12 teachers aren’t the only ones not satisfied with salaries.Many within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) are frustrated by its lack of...
So now what?
Things might be more cut and dried if Sheldon Adelson and Adam Laxalt had won.Democrats, with hefty majorities in the state Legislature, would have...
Election 2018: Who should win, according to Nevada children
Much has been written -- and will continue to be written ad nauseum -- about the “youth vote,” typically meaning voters between the ages...
Charter school authority under fire for lax oversight
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority is supposed to conduct evaluative site visits at each of the dozens of schools it oversees.None have...
Who are these people? An overview of CCSD, NSHE races
The Nevada Republican Party last week warned that the outcome of top-ballot races will have a tremendous impact on the state’s education policy, especially...
Guinn Center to district charters: Be more like state-sponsored ones
The Guinn Center on Wednesday released a report on district-sponsored charter schools. Among their recommendations: Clark County and Washoe County school districts should consider...
Las Vegas City Council crushes 5th graders’ hopes
A fifth-grade class at Garehime Elementary School got a taste of how local government works, or doesn't, Wednesday when it made a case before...
Nevada at bottom, again; but what exactly is the ACT testing?
Of the 20 or so states where all or nearly all high school graduates take the ACT, Nevada high school grads had the lowest...
NV GOP promises more charter schools, vouchers if key races won
At an education forum Tuesday night, Nevada Republicans issued a warning to their base: School choice policies will be difficult to pass if Democrats...
Lack of affordable child care: Tough on families, drag on the economy
Elizabeth and her husband pay $1,000 per month to keep their two young girls -- ages 2 and 4 -- in daycare four days...