News Briefs
From 1994 to 2006, Nevada’s enrollment of English-language learners grew by 208 percent, compared with an increase of 61 percent nationwide, says a report released by the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute.
September 23, 2008
The Empowerment Schools program will give schools freedom in how they spend money, design instruction, and plan their schedules as a way to improve student achievement.
July 17, 2007
Gov. Jim Gibbons said he wants to stick with the current pilot program instead of calling for statewide implementation.
January 30, 2007
The size of the Clark County, Nev., school system—which has a seemingly ever-expanding enrollment now at 292,000 students—has become an issue in the 2006 race for governor.
January 24, 2006
Legislators set aside $12 million in continued funding for teacher signing bonuses, $22 million for full-day kindergarten, and a new pot of $10 million for teacher mentoring programs.
July 12, 2005
During a special session this month, Nevada legislators unanimously approved a $22 million measure to support statewide funding for full-day kindergarten.
June 14, 2005
Carlos Garcia, the superintendent of the Clark County, Nev., public schools, wants everyone to know he is not a terrorist.
January 25, 2005
Voters showed caution about sending more money to public schools or dramatically changing course on education policy, as they decided school-related questions on state ballots last week.
November 9, 2004
Testing irregularities in Nevada’s public schools, including incidents involving student cheating and teacher misconduct, increased by more than 50 percent in 2003-04 from the previous school year, according to an annual report.
October 8, 2004
Nevada’s Millennium Scholarship program is becoming a victim of its own success.
September 20, 2004
A high school teacher in Zephyr Cove, Nev., has accused his principal of altering school records in order meet a provision of the No Child Left Behind Act.
May 26, 2004
Nevada voters could be drawn into an all-out battle to decide how big a priority school funding should be if two initiatives to amend the state constitution find their way to the ballot.
April 21, 2004
The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to get involved in a hard-fought legal battle in Nevada stemming from a protracted legislative deadlock last year over tax increases to pay for public schools.
March 31, 2004
Nevada has imposed steep penalties on Harcourt Educational Measurement for errors in administering statewide exams, and Georgia is poised to do the same, following scoring glitches typical of the kind that have plagued state- sponsored testing programs in recent years.
September 4, 2002
