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,
ENN Urges Congressional Representatives To Protect Dreamers
Yesterday the White House announced the end to the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program that allows young undocumented immigrants who were brought here as small children to remain
Budget Cuts For Our Schools – What It Means and How We Got There
Approximately $60 million — that’s the budget deficit the Clark County School District recently announced it is facing this fiscal year. CCSD is not alone. Washoe County School District
Our Education Values Make This A Great Nation
As we begin to celebrate our nation’s Independence, it’s an important time to reflect on what a wonderful country this is and how lucky we are to be educated here.
Moving Past The Voucher Debate Lessons learned and next steps to improving schools for everyone
This legislative session taught us that the people of Nevada continue to be passionate about education. We learned that most of Nevada’s legislators of both parties, and their constituents, want
Equity Education Bills Update
With the end of Nevada’s 79th Legislative Session behind us, let’s quickly assess how the session impacted Nevada’s families and educators.