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Joey Gilbert: Jara State of the Schools Speech Should Have Been Called ‘Don’t Blame Me’

March 15, 2022 7:15 amMarch 15, 2022 3:28 pm

In his 34 minute “State of the Schools” speech last week, Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara made an unarguable case for why Clark County parents and taxpayers should demand his immediate resignation. In a talk that should have been entitled, “Don’t blame me,” Jara proved that the $500,000 per year salary...

CCSD Blames ‘Computer Glitch’ for Under-Reporting 177 Sexual Assaults

March 11, 2022 3:50 pmMarch 17, 2022 4:38 pm

Last month, the Nevada Globe reported that 66 sexual assaults were recorded in Clark County School District (CCSD) this past school year. We based that on their response to a public records information request we filed and from a report by Las Vegas Channel 8 News. CCSD only provided us...

An Interview With Erin Phillips, President of Power2Parent

March 8, 2022 2:51 pmMarch 8, 2022 4:26 pm

Erin Phillips began her journey as an advocate for kids and parents in 2014 when the Clark County Unified School District (CCSD) introduced a sex-education curriculum produced by SEICUS—Sex Ed for Social Change. (A quick overview of the all-female board and staff will helpfully inform the reader that they all...

Rogers Foundation, Led by Rory Reid, Sues to Keep Kids In Failing Schools

March 2, 2022 3:16 pmMarch 4, 2022 7:30 am

According to numerous published studies and analyses, Nevada’s public education system is an abject failure, ranking 49th out of 50th in the nation in educational outcomes and achievement. During monthly public meetings, the largest school district in the state, the Clark County School District (CCSD) and the elected Board of...

66 sexual assaults reported in CCSD this school year, thousands of violent incidents

February 28, 2022 3:13 pmMarch 1, 2022 2:17 pm

In August 2018, the Clark County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees voted for a new juvenile justice partnership, which was supposed to address student behavioral problems in a more equitable manner by not turning in minority students to the criminal justice system when they commit offenses on campus. CCSD...

Globe Exclusive: Joey Gilbert Announces ‘No Mercy’: A Plan For Parents To Fix Education

January 27, 2022 9:00 am

In a comment to The Globe, candidate for Nevada Governor, Joey Gilbert, highlighted his upcoming presentation in Las Vegas on February 8th at the Ahern Hotel: “The decade-long, broken condition of Nevada’s public schools is destroying our children’s futures, and our state’s economy, safety, and social services net. Led by...

Clark County Schools To Shut Down For Five Days

January 12, 2022 2:09 pmJanuary 13, 2022 12:45 pm

The Clark County School District (CCSD) announced they were going to close schools, “due to extreme staffing shortages based on the high number of positive Covid-19 cases”. The failing district prescribed a “5 day pause to provide relief” to “Stop the Spread”. Remote learning will not be available and sports...