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Bill would help pay for teacher supplies in Nevada

Nevada’s public school teachers could receive as much as $100 a year to cover unreimbursed expenses they incur in buying material for their classrooms under a bill introduced Tuesday in the state Senate.

Tax proposal for education funds not on Legislature’s agenda

CARSON CITY — Legislators must decide by Friday, the 40th day of the 2013 session, whether they are going to approve or just punt on the Nevada State Education Association’s petition to raise $800 million a year through a 2 percent business margins tax.

Nevada educators oppose efforts to punish students who cheat

CARSON CITY — Assemblyman Harvey Munford found some surprising opposition Wednesday to his bill to penalize students who cheat:  the Clark County School District,  the Nevada Association of School Superintendents and the Nevada System of Higher Education.

Lawmakers to take up margins tax

CARSON CITY — An initiative to tax businesses grossing more than $1 million a year gets its first hearing before state lawmakers and will headline the discussion as the Nevada Legislature enters its fifth week.

Nevada superintendent in hot seat over class size

Nevada’s schools chief faced a barrage of retorts Friday from state lawmakers after suggesting class sizes shouldn’t be high on their education priority list.