K-12 Funding Formula SB543 Addresses Many Challenges But Falls Short Of Adequate
On Tuesday May 21 the joint Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Joint Committee heard SB 543, the bill to modernize the 52-year-old K-12 funding formula. It was the
New Funding Formula Hinges On Success Schools Model – But Are The Numbers Accurate?
With all the recent changes in the Nevada legislature, several deadlines have been pushed back leaving the community with a little less than 7 weeks to process what might be
Press Release: Study Demonstrates Nevada Lags In Funding Education
For Immediate Release: April 9, 2019 Study Demonstrates Nevada Lags In Funding Education Nevada is the only state to rank in bottom ten in all three categories highlighted in
WILL NEW EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA BILL FOLLOW APA RECOMMENDATIONS?
We are already several weeks into our 80th legislative session and are still awaiting the release of a school funding formula bill. We are expecting one to be introduced any day
ENN Analysis Highlights Disparity In Resources for ELL, FRL Students Statewide
Roughly 80 percent – that’s how many Nevada public school students with unique needs are not provided funds to pay for the additional resources they need. Students with unique needs
Education overhaul Nevada needs requires revenue Nevada doesn’t have
By: April Corbin What Nevada’s education system needs the most, it won’t be getting this legislative cycle. What advocates have long wanted most is to see significant increases in funding.
COMMENTARY: Nevada lawmakers must make a down payment on the state’s future
Nevada ranks 45th in education funding and was given an F in fiscal effort by the Education Law Center. This underwhelming feat was accomplished because Nevada uses an antiquated funding
Education advocates ‘frustrated’ by record rainy day fund
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Just days before Governor Brian Sandoval leaves office he sent a message touting the growth of Nevada’s rainy day fund from zero when he took office
Clark County joins Nevada school districts in push for funding
By: Amelia Pak Harvey The Clark County School District joined four other Nevada school districts Thursday in a fight for more education funding in the Silver State. The School Board