Education
Nevada behind the curve on charter schools
Silver State continues to miss real educational opportunities
Charter schools are more likely to actually educate low-income and minority students.
Facilitating savings
What competitive sourcing can do for CCSD
How the CCSD can save money and improve results outside the classroom.
‘Desk-men for the bureaucracy’
CCSD trustees seek to make ignoring the public official board policy
Clark County School District trustees are considering prohibiting certain public speech and removing trustees' ability to respond to many public speakers.
Empowerment in action
Oakland’s educational experience contains lessons for Nevada
In the face of its current challenges, Nevada's education system would do well to follow the example of Oakland.
Destroying child care to 'help' it: Part III
State child-care regulators follow views of well-meaning zealots, not parents
The final piece in a series that shows how Nevada's child-care regulators are following well-meaning zealots, not parents.
It’s time to grade the teachers
Educators’ effectiveness can — and should — be tracked
"Value-added assessment" would allow Nevada to evaluate teachers fairly and help students at the same time.
Destroying child care to 'help' it: Part II
State bureaucrats persist despite widespread skepticism
Despite widespread skepticism, state bureaucrats persist in trying to over-regulate child care.
Speak no evil
CCSD trustees try to suppress criticism
Clark County School District trustees are trying to suppress criticism.
Obsessed with inputs
Education establishment too focused on spending levels
Our education establishment needs to focus on results, not spending levels.
Inadequate? Or ineffective?
Adequacy lawsuits are not the way to improve education
Funding lawsuits will not improve education.
