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Weed and A’s baseball stadium land before state’s high court
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Policy, politics and progressive commentary The Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether a referendum on public funding for the proposed A’s stadium...
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Board of Regents primary attracts crowd of candidates, despite new shorter terms
(Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current)Policy, politics and progressive commentary Voters in Nevada will soon need to narrow down which candidates can advance to the general election for the chance to...
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UNLV sees record enrollment after years of steady decline
UNLV's re-enrollment rate for all full-time undergraduates from fall 2023 to spring 2024 was a record high of nearly 94%. (Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current)Policy, politics and progressive commentary...
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Former CCSD trustee among candidates seeking to join State Board of Education
(Clark County School District photo)Policy, politics and progressive commentary Eleven people sit on the Nevada State Board of Education. Four are elected by voters — one from each congressional...
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Standardized testing is a flawed yardstick for assessing educational success
(Getty Images)Policy, politics and progressive commentary Listening recently to a local political candidate denigrate public education in Nevada was very disheartening. Not because of character flaws...
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Henderson, North Las Vegas approved to open quasi-school districts, sponsor...
Henderson City Hall in May 2024. (Photo: April Corbin Girnus/Nevada Current)Policy, politics and progressive commentary The charter school landscape in Nevada is changing. The Nevada Department of...
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How public charter schools in Nevada can become private when building their...
(Photo: SimplyCreativePhotography via Getty Images)Policy, politics and progressive commentary Charter schools are using a loophole to bypass Nevada prevailing wage laws, allege an alliance of building...
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Don’t give up on the FAFSA, advocates for student financial aid urge
The number of federal student financial aid forms filed by graduating high school seniors is down compared to last year, after glitches and technical errors plagued the process. (Photo by...
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Book banners bring storytime to Washoe County School Board, read ‘American...
The "scope of such censorship has expanded drastically and in unprecedented fashion since the beginning of the 2021–22 school year."(Photo by Max McCoy/Kansas Reflector)Policy, politics and progressive...
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When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participating abound
A group of children are indoors in their preschool classroom. The camera focuses on a boy who is playing with wooden building blocks.Policy, politics and progressive commentary When Tanya...
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Charter school student equity still lags, but new schools are helping close gaps
Coral Academy, which operates several charter schools across the Las Vegas Valley, opened its newest school in 2022 in the Cadence master planned community. (Photo courtesy of Coral Academy of Science...
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Looking back (and a little forward): 2023 selections & reflections from the...
From left to right: April Gorbin Girnus, Hugh Jackson, MIchael Lyle, Jeniffer Solis, Dana Genry, Camalot ToddNote: As we do near the end of every year, each writer on the Nevada Current staff took a...
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The ones failing the hardest at CCSD are its leaders
Blaming teachers for Nevada's ranking in education performance is akin to blaming cashiers for stores closing due to declining profits – the responsibility lies with leadership, not the frontline...
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Teachers union files initiative to ask legislature, voters to legalize...
A Clark County Education Association march and rally on Oct. 8, 2023 in downtown Las Vegas. (Photo courtesy of Jess Jones)The Clark County Education Association on Thursday filed with the state a...
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Nation’s first Gen Z congressman discusses gun violence at UNLV
UNLV students who survived the Dec.6, 2023 mass shooting pose with Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (third from left) under a mural reading "A Peaceful Place." The students shared their...
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The winter sale for student enrollments is on now
Charter and private schools are currently making their sales pitches to attract students to their campuses. “Buy now” or a seat in our classrooms may not be available in the fall. (Getty Images)The...
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State Charter School Board approves new school despite pushback from Washoe...
Academica is the largest for-profit education management organization in the country. Academica Nevada, whose building is pictured here, is the biggest EMO in the state. (Photo: Hugh Jackson)The Nevada...
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Scholarship program assists undocumented Nevada students
DACA students account for 57% of scholarship grantees in TheDream.US program. (Photo courtesy Make the Road Nevada)Nevada college students who are undocumented can apply for TheDream.US national...
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Teachers union says Jara’s resignation timed to dodge a scandal, calls on...
If Jesus Jara's resignation request is approved he will receive a lump sum equivalent to one year’s salary -- $395,000 -- and benefits. (Photo: Camalot Todd/Nevada Current)Oh how quickly things can...
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‘Heartbreaking’ findings in survey of Nevada LGBTQ+ students
(Getty Images)Nevada LGBTQ+ students say they don’t feel safe talking with school staff and face discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, according to new findings from...
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Biden unveils latest round of student loan cancellation to aid 153,000...
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on canceling student debt at Culver City Julian Dixon Library on Feb. 21, 2024, in Culver City, California. The Biden administration announced it will forgive $1.2...
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Embattled CCSD superintendent receives $250k buyout in ‘compromise’ resignation
The school board is expected to determine how to proceed with a permanent superintendent search next month. (Photo: April Corbin Girnus/Nevada Current)Jesus Jara’s tumultuous time as superintendent of...
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Public education needs educational leaders not politicians
The bad news is that there is a growing shortage of quality educators. Hiring and supporting excellent educational leaders is becoming increasingly more difficult. (Getty Images)We are now entering...
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UNLV failure to remove pro-Palestine protestors from lecture violates policy,...
(Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current)Faculty, student, and Jewish organizations are calling on UNLV President Keith Whitfield to investigate whether three pro-Palestinian protesters who disrupted a...
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$100m Nevada Facilities Fund a ‘watershed moment’ for charter schools,...
(Screenshot from Futuro Academy promotional video)Nevada charter schools are clamoring to access the millions of dollars in financing now available to support capital projects, such as buying or...
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Clark County School Board attracts a crowd of candidates
Clark County School Board President Evelyn Garcia Morales (center) is the running for reelection this year. (Photo: April Corbin Girnus/Nevada Current)It is a time of transition for the Clark County...
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Group calls for courses on genocide, Holocaust in Nevada classrooms
Visitors stand at Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)Ethan Cohen recalls learning about the Holocaust in “fifth or fourth grade, briefly” and “then in middle...
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VP Harris tells teachers union she’s ‘fighting for the future,’ blasts...
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The American Federation of Teachers was the first labor union to...
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Clark County School Board plans to select new superintendent in October
(Photo: April Corbin Girnus/Nevada Current)Clark County School District expects to have a new superintendent picked by the end of October, according to a timeline approved earlier this month and...
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Family values, LGBTQ+ rights would backslide with Project 2025
Robert Oliver and Mark Heller (R) hold hands, draped in flags, as they celebrated the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015 in West Hollywood, California, the day the U.S. Supreme...
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Time for change: Reducing the impact of standardized tests in schools
The farcical practice of annual state testing for grades 3-11 (in most states) began in the early 2000’s with the mandates of No Child Left Behind. This unnecessary tradition has continued in spite of...
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Democrats, Lombardo both deserve detention for their free lunch food fight
Democrats can -- and probably should -- criticize the governor for vetoing their free lunch bill. But not including key information about the status quo for most children in the state is irresponsible....
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Foreign teachers having an outsized impact in one rural county school district
Hawthorne has around 3,100 of Mineral County's 4,500 residents. (Photo Credit: Travel Nevada)One rural county in Nevada has found much-needed reprieve after years of ongoing teacher shortages: foreign...
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State approves Elko charter school tied to controversial ‘classical’ curriculum
Hillsdale's critics say that in practice its curriculum pushes a sanitized version of the nation’s past that whitewashes history. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)The Nevada State Public...
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U.S. Education Department outlines testing period for phased rollout of new...
(Getty Images)WASHINGTON — With the U.S. Department of Education using a staggered approach in opening up the 2025-26 application period for federal financial student aid, the agency said Tuesday it...
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Teaching about race is good, actually. States need to stop banning it.
The Rand Corporation found that even 55 percent of teachers without state or local restrictions on CRT have decided to limit classroom discussions of race and history. (Getty Images)In this back to...
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Biden’s newest student loan repayment plan temporarily blocked by Supreme Court
The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan provided lower monthly loan payments for borrowers and lessened the time it takes to pay off their debt. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)WASHINGTON —...
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Cultural war overshadows policy in Clark County School Board race
Kamilah Bywaters (left) and Lorena Biassotti (right)An open seat on the Clark County School Board has come down to a disgruntled teacher turned education advocate and a stay-at-home mom who made a name...
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Former teacher with Democratic ties faces Trump-backing Fox News guest in...
Lydia Dominguez (left) and Eileen Eady (right) are running for Clark County School Board's District B open seat.A veteran with ties to a controversial “parents rights” group and an experienced educator...
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Confounding texts, private school blessings make for muddled choice in school...
Karl Catarata (left) and Emily Stevens are running for Clark County School Board, District AVoters looking for a clear and obvious champion of traditional public schools may feel forced to pick the...
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Question 1 resurrects attempt to remove Board of Regents from state constitution
(Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current)If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Voters this year will once again have the opportunity to remove the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents...
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Chancellor search, constitutional role among issues facing NSHE regent...
(Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current)The responsibilities of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents include overseeing the system’s sizable budget, setting tuition prices, and hiring a...
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AI advocate vs. ‘science of reading’ champion in Nevada State Board of...
Paul Davis and Angela Orr are running for a seat on the Nevada State Board or Education.The learning environment for Nevada’s school children is largely driven by policies and regulations determined or...
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School board president seeks reelection amid tumultuous time for CCSD
Evelyn Garcia Morales (left) and Tameka Henry are running to represent District C on the CCSD Board of Trustees. (Photos courtesy of Evelyn Garcia Morales and Tameka Henry)Clark County School District...
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Some of Trump’s education policy proposals show ignorance of how public...
Donald Trump at the presidentail debated with Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Former President Donald Trump has some bold educational policy...
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Former CCSD trustee challenges incumbent in Nevada State Board of Education race
One-time Clark County School District board member Danielle Ford is challenging incumbent René Cantú for a seat on the Nevada State Board of Education.The learning environment for Nevada’s school...
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Biden’s student loan relief plan suffers another setback in Missouri ruling
A Thursday ruling in federal court in Missouri further hinders the administration’s efforts to promote its work on student loans ahead of the November election. (Photo by Getty Images) The Biden...
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Anti-trans candidate faces DEI committee chair in board of education race
Nevada State School Board candidates Tim Underwood and Tricia Braxton.Note: This story mentions suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988. Nevadans can reach services by calling,...
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UNLV, Nevada are right to ignore calls to boycott volleyball team over trans...
Fans celebrate the UNLV volleyball team in Cox Pavilion. (Photo: Lucas Peltier/UNLV)Women’s collegiate volleyball is the rage bait flavor of the month for conservative cultural warriors, who are...
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UNR: Volleyball team will not forfeit SJSU game over trans player, despite...
The University of Nevada Reno. (Photo: UNR)The University of Nevada, Reno on Monday released a statement saying its women’s volleyball team will not officially forfeit its upcoming game against San...
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