This is Part 5 of our 10-part series, “Lombardo’s Nevada Showdown: The Fight for 2026.”

Dilemma alert: Nevada ranks near the bottom in K-12 performance, with reading scores lagging and teacher shortages rampant. Friction mounts as Lombardo backed Trump-era school choice expansions in March 2025, per his office’s press release, but clashed with unions over accountability measures that didn’t fully pass.

Remedy: He signed raises for teachers and charter schools, matching $250 million in funds, as per his January 2025 State of the State address transcript on the legislature’s site. He earns nods for pushing reforms without gutting public schools, unlike some pie-in-the-sky Dem ideas, but to clinch 2026, he must implement voucher pilots, proving he’s the choice advocate over Ford by linking it to better outcomes. Bolster with parent forums on curriculum.

Health care’s ailing too – flip to Part 6 for Lombardo’s COVID hangover and fixes.

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