Karen Gray
The politicians’ friend: Part II
Attorney general turns blind eye to secretive government
The AG's office is turning a blind eye to open meeting violations.
The politicians’ friend: Part I
AG giving government secrecy the limp-noodle treatment
Nevada Attorney General Cortez Masto's office has routinely failed to deliver timely decisions in cases about potential violations of Nevada's opening meeting law.
‘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.
Speak no evil
CCSD trustees try to suppress criticism
Clark County School District trustees are trying to suppress criticism.
More school board secrecy
Trustees continue to shirk open-meeting laws
Has the Clark County Board of School Trustees found yet another way to get around Nevada's open-meeting laws? Or, are they now just thumbing their nose at Nevada laws altogether?
Trust the trustees?
CCSD’s change-order process should be watched closely
Does the CCSD's change-order process allow companies to low-ball bids and then increase the cost to the school district?
CCSD remains hostile to transparency
Trustees continue to flout open-meeting laws
Why are Clark County School District trustees so eager to circumvent Nevada's open-meeting laws?
Still waiting in the West
It’s time for CCSD to fulfill its promises
For three years, the Clark County School District has been promising the West Las Vegas community new school buildings on the Charles I. West campus. West Middle School, more commonly known as West Prep, has been home to the school district's pilot K-12 program since 2006. Since that time, the program has expanded to house approximately 400 elementary-school students in 25 portable classrooms and over 1,100 students in grades six through 12 in the original middle-school building.
New school board, new direction
Fresh faces are shaking things up in Clark County
Six months ago, three new trustees were sworn into office on the Clark County Board of School Trustees. For the first time in more than 10 years, the school board had a majority of first-term representatives. This raised a question: Could change be on the horizon?
What ‘Adequate Yearly Progress’ really means
Reports of student achievement are often highly calculated
Did you know that, contrary to popular belief, making Adequate Yearly Progress (more commonly referred to as AYP), does not mean a school's students are actually proficient in reading or math? You'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Every July when Nevada school districts release their test results under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), schools making AYP are thrown into the spotlight and praised for their students' achievement.
