RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL – NV Supreme Court to hear school choice challenge on July 8
The Nevada Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for the last remaining challenge to Nevada’s new school choice program, putting a decision within sight for the 6,000 students seeking payment for
BROOKINGS – On negative effects of vouchers
Recent research on statewide voucher programs in Louisiana and Indiana has found that public school students that received vouchers to attend private schools subsequently scored lower on reading and math
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL – Nevada Supreme Court to hear school choice challenge in six weeks
The Nevada Supreme Court’s clerk has scheduled oral arguments for the remaining constitutional challenge to the state’s controversial school choice law. Following the Supreme Court’s internal operating procedure, the clerk
Research Shows Vouchers Won’t Help Nevada School Children
Proponents of ESA vouchers say this program will improve education outcomes by allowing some children to attend private school. They also say vouchers have no harmful effect on the students.
THE 74 MILLION – New Map: School Funding Inequality, Often Measured By State, Is Far Worse Nationally Than You Think
School funding inequality isn’t limited to the oft-discussed state-level disparities — in fact, national spending differences paint an even bleaker picture. A new report published today by the nonprofit group
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL – Two reasons judge is wrong in ESA ruling
The state’s Republican establishment was gleeful Wednesday, after Clark County District Court Judge Eric Johnson ruled the new Education Savings Account program was constitutional. ESAs, as they’re called, allow parents
Do ESA Vouchers Make Private School Affordable?
ESA voucher proponents claim Nevada households, especially those in the lower income brackets, will be able to afford private school with this controversial program. Educate Nevada Now evaluated these claims
PRI’s THE WORLD – Should public money be used for private school?
The Republican-led state legislature passed the law last year to provide parents with at least $5,100 a year in taxpayer money for private school tuition. The law is being challenged
Five Ways ESA Vouchers Will Hurt Nevada’s Public Schools
Those who support ESA vouchers like to believe that Nevada’s public schools will benefit from them. They couldn’t be more wrong. Here are five reasons why this program will hurt,