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
ENN recommends big changes to school funding as part of Fund Our Future Nevada
Educate Nevada Now is a founding partner of Fund Our Future Nevada, a statewide coalition of parents, educators, students, organizations, and individuals dedicated to ensuring every child has the resources
CCSD Budget Advisory Meeting Brings Up Statewide Challenges
Recently, CCSD held its second CCSD Budget Advisory (CBAC) meeting, which is co-chaired by Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton, and ENN Director of Policy, Sylvia Lazos. While this committee, convened by
Where’s the money? An explanation of Categorical Funds for Education
A recent headline in the Las Vegas Review Journal reads: “Clark County School Deficits Puzzle Governor Sandoval and State Lawmakers” The article quotes Governor Sandoval as saying, “We have added
Teacher Vacancies Highlight Budget and Inequity Issues
463 – that is the number of vacancies at the Clark County School District at the beginning of this school year. This is a great improvement from where CCSD was
Nevada’s Broken Finance System at Heart of District Budget Deficits
As if on cue, the start of the school year brings announcements of deficits in the budgets of Nevada school districts. Washoe CSD was faced with a $40 million deficit,