The nation’s schools won’t be getting their report cards next year.
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After demanding that schools stay closed, the teachers union wants to raise taxes for education. That’s going to be a tough sell.
The evidence overwhelmingly supports reopening schools. Too bad, a majority of district Trustees aren’t willing to follow the science.
The Clark County School District finally has a plan to get students back in the classroom.
If he weren’t the one supporting it, Superintendent Jesus Jara might decry distance learning as an example of systemic racism, implicit bias or both.
If it’s safe enough to have 1,000 people at a convention, it’s safe enough to put kids in schools.
How it’s spent — not how much is spent — is what matters when it comes to school funding. Unfortunately, Nevada’s Commission on School Funding is taking the opposite approach.
Not even a global pandemic can prevent the reflexive desire of Nevada’s education establishment to protect its turf.
After just two days, it’s already apparent that distance learning is a slow-motion disaster. Unfortunately, Clark County School District leaders aren’t taking steps to fix it.
If you want proof that it’s safe for children to return to school, just look at the day camps Clark County is now offering parents.
The school board’s evaluation of Superintendent Jesus Jara was simultaneously comedic and tragic.
When there’s a conflict between the wants of union officials and the needs of students, Joe Biden has made his stance clear. Adults come first.
Health experts are urging schools to reopen fully. Gov. Steve Sisolak and Superintendent Jesus Jara aren’t listening.
If Clark County School District superintendent Jesus Jara gets his way, it’ll be harder for children to go to a school building than for a tourist to gamble in a casino.
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s refusal to be proactive in making tough budget decisions has worsened Nevada’s financial situation — and may postpone the start of the next school year.
If only every newly unemployed person had to deal with the “cuts” facing the Clark County School District.
Democrats, like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aren’t opposed to school choice. They’re opposed to school choice for other people’s children.
If the people behind a new funding adequacy lawsuit are upset about Nevada’s low quality of education, they should be suing themselves.
Pre-K has a decades-long record of failure. Not a good sign, then, that Jesus Jara is pushing for its expansion throughout the Clark County School District.
There’s a $505 million disconnect between Clark County School District officials’ words and actions on facility needs.
One of superintendent Jesus Jara’s goals for the school district is reducing proficiency gaps. The ex-principal of Clark High School Antonio Rael believes he was fired for doing just that.