Clark County School District Archives

In Nevada, Proficiency Rates Are NOT Used to Determine Graduation Rates

October 1, 2024 11:54 amOctober 4, 2024 7:55 am

Last month, The Globe reported that only 20 percent of high school students are proficient in math. Overall, less than 50 percent of Nevada students are proficient in math and English. Yet, the state reports over 80 percent graduation rates. How is this possible? We asked the Nevada Department of...

Restorative Justice And Our Understanding Of Mental Health

May 2, 2023 11:24 amMay 3, 2023 3:02 pm

On March 14, 2023, Assembly Bill 285 was introduced by Assemblywomen Taylor, Torres, Anderson, and Hansen. After an initial amendment and several re-reads, the bill was passed by the Assembly on April 25. It was read into the Senate on the following day and is currently under review by the Committee...

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...

An At-Home Interview With Col. Mark Robertson, Candidate for CD-1

January 28, 2022 12:39 pmFebruary 2, 2022 3:45 pm

Retired US Army Colonel Mark Robertson, Congressional candidate for CD-1, had a spring in his step as he answered his front door for our afternoon interview. Perhaps because it was his first media interview, or, more likely, he had recently raised $70,000 in two hours at a Henderson gala hosted...

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...

Homeschooling in Nevada Surges Following Shutdowns and Mandates

December 10, 2021 1:47 pmDecember 13, 2021 3:23 pm

Prior to the Government-imposed school shut downs in 2020, a mere 2.5 percent of Nevada households were homeschooling their children. As of this fall semester, it’s reported that number has soared to 13.1 percent. Parents witnessed, first hand, the radical race and sex ed agendas their kids were being exposed...

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...