Karen Gray
Baby steps
A step in the right direction! Whether considered baby steps or leaps and bounds, August 2008 has brought movement in the right direction for school choice in Nevada.
Time for a wake-up call
Do Nevadans know what's going on with the state Board of Education?
There is a premise that leadership and success start at the top. If this is true, then it is no wonder that education in Nevada is in a shameful state.
Good news for school choice
Recently, KNPR public radio 88.9 interviewed Clark County school trustee candidates for seats A and B in separate interviews. Seats A and B are currently held by Mary-Beth Scow and Ruth Johnson, respectively. Both incumbents were disqualified from running after Nevada's Supreme Court upheld term limits. The races are anyone's game.
To bond, or not to bond
They say they pulled the school bond question from the November 2008 ballot out of consideration for the community during these economically challenged times.
Trademarks and low marks
Is Policy GovernanceŽ a road to nowhere?
Almost a decade after the Clark County School District adopted Policy Governance®, the natural question is: Has it moved the district along the road to higher achievement?