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LETTER: Everything but academics

Updated August 22, 2022 - 11:43 am

We see the Clark County School Board addressing many issues in this day and age. Hours are spent discussing the dispute with Superintendent Jesus Jara, bus schedules, feeding students three meals a day, teacher shortages and building security.

The one subject I never hear addressed, however, is improving test scores. This district is at the bottom of the nation in actually educating students.

This is a crime, and they should all be replaced.

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