Education

Predatory educators

Universities appear to be seeking warm bodies, rather than bright minds

July 20, 2010 | by Patrick R. Gibbons

Nevada's universities appear to be seeking warm bodies, rather than bright minds.

More evidence that school choice works

D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program boosted student learning

July 8, 2010 | by Patrick R. Gibbons

Research proves that the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program increased student achievement.

Social injustice

Our public education system harms low-income and minority students

May 25, 2010 | by Patrick R. Gibbons

Nevada's public education system harms low-income and minority students.

‘It makes us all look ridiculous’

CCSD’s Policy Governance model takes a public hit

May 20, 2010 | by Karen Gray

Because of Policy Governance®, Clark County School Board Trustees are little more than rubber stamps.

Playing favorites

Clark County teachers get a special deal

May 18, 2010 | by Karen Gray

In the last year, Clark County teachers received an unpublicized salary increase.

Bit by Bit

Virtual Schools Can Transform Nevada Public Education

May 17, 2010 | by Patrick R. Gibbons

Virtual Schools will — and already have begun to — transform Nevada's education system. In the near future, virtual schools will improve student achievement and save taxpayer dollars.

Academic authoritarians

Ivory tower elitists reveal their bizarre fantasies

May 6, 2010 | by Patrick R. Gibbons

Some in the ivory tower want to run your life.

Reluctance to tax? Where?

Nevada’s tax burden ranks in the top half of states

May 3, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

Contrary to what William Epstein and William Thompson of UNLV assert in their May 2 Las Vegas Review-Journal opinion column, there is no shortage of tax revenue in the Silver State.

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