Danielle Ford Archives - Nevada Globe

EXCLUSIVE: Silenced CCSD Mom Sits Down With The Globe

May 24, 2022 8:20 amJune 2, 2022 8:22 am

For three hours, Candra Evans, mother of a 15 year-old daughter in Clark County School district, sat down with The Globe for her first in-person interview. After being initially silenced during her public comments by the CCSD Board of Trustees, the video of her exchange, posted by Libs of Tik...

Erica Neely, Tutor and Mother of Six, Running for CCSD School Board

January 6, 2022 4:19 pmJanuary 6, 2022 5:33 pm

After attending many Clark County School Board meetings, where disfunction, drama and in-fighting have replaced the needs and education of students, mother of six, tutor, soccer coach, and small business owner Erica Neely has announced her candidacy for school board. She will be running against Trustee Danielle Ford in District...

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...

Clark County School Board Votes to Reinstate Superintendent Jara

November 19, 2021 12:01 pmNovember 22, 2021 4:34 am

At last night’s meeting—which went into early Friday morning—the Clark County School Board (CCSB) rearranged the deck chairs on the Titanic. The proverbial iceberg on the horizon are the abysmal test scores which were, once again, not addressed. Testing scores of 3rd to 8th grade students, taken and published by...

CCSD Board of Trustees Fail to Reach Agreement on Process to Select Interim Superintendent

November 5, 2021 2:42 pmNovember 10, 2021 5:23 am

Demonstrating the division of the Board of Trustees for the largest school district in the state, the Board failed to reach an agreement outlining the process by which an interim superintendent would be selected. In a 3-3 vote with one member abstaining, the meeting was abruptly adjourned. Trustees Linda Cavazos,...

Ousted CCSD Superintendent Jara Hikes District Executive Salaries By More Than $400,000

November 3, 2021 11:47 amNovember 4, 2021 10:29 am

Amid staffing shortages of teachers, substitutes, and bus drivers, Christmas came early this year for sixteen Clark County School District (CCSD) officials in the form of pay raises totaling more than $408,000. After his controversial termination, ousted Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara has created more controversy by awarding his executive staff...

Clark County School Board Scheduled to Discuss Interim Replacement of Ousted Superintendent Jara

November 2, 2021 2:27 pmNovember 3, 2021 12:39 pm

A special CCSD Board meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, November 4th. An addendum to the meeting was added entitled, “Appointment Process for Interim Superintendent” whereby the trustees will discuss and take possible action (emphasis theirs) to appoint Interim Superintendent. This special meeting will also present, discuss and take...