Clark County Education Association Archives

AFC Ad Buy Calls Out NV Legislators for Trapping Hispanic Families in Unsafe Schools

May 23, 2023 11:39 amMay 23, 2023 11:43 am

The American Federation for Children (AFC) announced its plan to spend at least $250,000 on television and digital advertisements calling out Nevada legislators who rejected Governor Lombardo’s school choice proposal and have chosen to keep Hispanic families trapped in unsafe learning environments, where “kids are bullied and chased by gangs.”...

Judge Rules To Remove Tax Hike Petitions From 2022 Ballot

March 18, 2022 2:25 pm

Carson City District Court Judge James Wilson has ordered two teacher union-backed tax initiatives be removed from the 2022 ballot, reversing Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske’s decision to move them forward. As reported by The Globe, The Clark County Education Association, took to the streets during a pandemic shutdown and surprisingly...

Las Vegas Schools Ranked 49th out of 50

December 9, 2021 6:00 amDecember 13, 2021 3:19 pm

“What happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas”, and according to a a recent report released by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and U.S Chamber of Commerce, “America’s Best and Worst Metro Areas for School Quality” the only things happening in the greater Las Vegas education system are low...

Nevadans will vote on raising more taxes to fund K-12 education in 2022

October 13, 2021 8:30 amOctober 15, 2021 10:34 am

The largest tax increase in Nevada state history, $1.1 billion to reform K-12 education, signed into law by Republican Governor Sandoval in 2015, apparently wasn’t enough to fund the needs for education. According to reports: ‘Those who voted for the bill saw it as a major victory for education. The...