If the people behind a new funding adequacy lawsuit are upset about Nevada’s low quality of education, they should be suing themselves.
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The desire to protect children is understandable. But what some schools are doing takes that instinct to an unhealthy extreme.
Pre-K has a decades-long record of failure. Not a good sign, then, that Jesus Jara is pushing for its expansion throughout the Clark County School District.
There’s a $505 million disconnect between Clark County School District officials’ words and actions on facility needs.
One of superintendent Jesus Jara’s goals for the school district is reducing proficiency gaps. The ex-principal of Clark High School Antonio Rael believes he was fired for doing just that.
What’s happening in Dallas is evidence that teachers like being evaluated — and rewarded — on their performance in the classroom.
There are several ways that teachers can earn raises in the Clark County School District. Being a great teacher isn’t one of them.
A vestige of anti-Catholic bigotry is a vital weapon for opponents of school choice. In a case its hearing today, the U.S. Supreme Court has a chance to take it away.
By the Clark County School District’s logic, racism and sexism are running amok in its high school magnet programs. That’s because female and Asian students are vastly overrepresented in those programs.
The Clark County Education Association no longer trusts Gov. Steve Sisolak to deliver on his education promises. That’s just one of takeaway from the union’s two tax hike initiatives.
There’s yet more evidence that the Clark County School District’s lax approach to school discipline is increasing school violence.
Nevada’s largest teacher union treats its own employees much differently than how it insists the school district handle teachers.
A legal fight to preserve the Opportunity Scholarship program has won an important victory. Earlier this month, Clark County District Court Judge Rob Bare ruled plaintiffs had standing to sue.
Turns out there is such a thing as a fireable offense in the Clark County School District. Antonio Rael lost his job as principal of Clark High School for trying to help low-income and minority students.
Superintendent Jesus Jara has set 29 goals related to student achievement. Last year, the Clark County School District met one of them.
