Nevada
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Nevada needs a hot hand at the tables as enrollment is booming in charters but overall education opportunities are limited by short sighted dealers in the legislature who want to keep the tables closed to different providers.
Incredible demand and excellent charters have pushed the number of schools to double in two years, and charter students now make up 11% of the population. Still, with encroaching regulations from the state spurred on by the competition charters are creating...
The state is prioritizing a shift towards personalized, competency-based learning, alongside opportunities for dual-enrollment and CTE programs; the state even allows students to receive both high school and college credit by earning up to 12 units of dual...
Governor Lombardo has continued to sit down at the table with a Democratic controlled legislature in an effort to create more innovation and transformational programs in the state. He was able to create new funding for charter school transportation as well as...
Just over 1,500 families can draw on tax credit scholarship dollars for private schooling which is a drop in the proverbial bucket, but expansion may be on the horizon.
Thanks to bold state efforts, one in five students now have access to expansive opportunities for a myriad of learning approaches across public and private sectors, with more than 20 million eligible — a 60% increase in just two years!
School report cards are very easy to find on Nevada’s Department of Education homepage under the “Data” subheading. Report cards are user-friendly and provide parents useful data on school environment and culture including chronic absenteeism rates, average...
One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.
Nevada has a Blaine Amendment that has not been found to prohibit expanded educational options, though the Court has ruled on how such programs are funded. "In a 2016 decision, the Nevada Supreme Court held that "providing aid to Nevada families through an ESA...