The nation’s schools won’t be getting their report cards next year.
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There was only one problem with the Clark County School District’s reopening announcement. It didn’t contain a reopening announcement.
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.
Principals want to be able to select their own teachers. The district and teachers union aren’t interested.
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 to increase student achievement among minority students, increase the number of charter schools.
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.
It’s too dangerous to bring students to school to learn, but it’s safe enough to bring them in for lunch. Such is the Clark County School District’s current logic.
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.
Like it or not, every parent in the Clark County School District is going to be homeschooling next year.
Health experts are urging schools to reopen fully. Gov. Steve Sisolak and Superintendent Jesus Jara aren’t listening.
From July 1 to 15, teachers can cancel their Clark County Education Association membership and save themselves over $800 a year.
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.