Education
Tell us what you think (but not really)
The Clark County School Board remains ambivalent on public discussion
Extending an olive branch to members of the public who attend board meetings, the Clark County School Board is at the same time admonishing them that, "This isn't an opportunity to go haywire."
Saving kids ... AND money
Nevada has much to gain from Corporate Tuition Tax Credits
As the Nevada Legislature convenes in Carson City to discuss how to cover the imaginary budget shortfall—imaginary, in that it's a shortfall between the money projected to come in and the 17 percent increase in spending that politicians want—the fate of taxpayers and businesses hangs in the balance.
The real danger
We’re not getting our money’s worth from NSHE
Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers took aim at Gov. Gibbons this weekend for his position against raising taxes. Rogers, like many others, considers "no new taxes" a dangerous ideology. However, he—and they—are looking at the wrong issue.
Tax Dollar Performance in Nevada
A Quantitative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Government Spending in the Silver State
Quantitative analyses suggest that tax dollars are being spent quite ineffectively in the Silver State.
Transparency runarounds
CCSD attempts to subvert the public’s right to know
Despite lawmakers' desire to keep public records accessible and the people's business in the open, the very laws created to secure open government are often manipulated to erect walls and cloak agencies from public scrutiny.
Underperforming—not underfunded
Nevada’s higher-education spending is above average, while performance is below
Critics of Gov. Gibbons' suggested budget cuts to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) have alleged that higher education was already underfunded before the cuts were recommended. These critics believe cutting our "low-budget" universities would devastate them and irreversibly harm the quality of education in this state.
What will Horsford and Buckley do?
Tuition tax credits would help Nevada’s low-income and minority children receive a better education
Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford and Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley lead nearly two-thirds of the state's lawmakers. Both have promised to work toward improving education in Nevada—and we can all agree that education in Nevada is seriously in need of improvement. Horsford and Buckley are now primarily responsible for the future educational achievement of Nevada's students.
Someone’s serving up whoppers
Myth-busting the higher education budget cuts
False statistics have been floating around the subject of Nevada higher education ever since Gov. Gibbons announced his proposed budget. The two biggest distortions come from Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers and Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley.
An answer for the chancellor
Why Nevada’s education system is failing
In his State of Education address Friday, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers asked, "What then has made the Nevada education system go from good to average to less than average since the 1960s when Nevada's high schools won multiple awards for being among the best in the nation?" The answer is: a massive increase in per-pupil spending over the years, with absolutely no accountability to parents and taxpayers.
The name game
More shenanigans from the Clark County school board
The Clark County school board has a reputation of filling its regular board meetings with a lot of pomp and circumstance. But on January 8, 2009, pomp and ceremony was entirely appropriate as the board took a break from its recent aversion to anything military.
