Dr. Jesus Jara Archives

Sickout Strike Plagues Clark County Schools, CCSD Files Second Injunction

September 12, 2023 9:54 amSeptember 13, 2023 3:56 pm

A wave of school closures have plagued the Clark County School District (CCSD) since the beginning of the school year directly caused by the targeted and coordinated “sickouts” unionized teachers have employed during their battle with the district over compensation and benefits. Although it is only Tuesday, nearly a dozen...

Sisolak Signs Emergency Regulation To Address Teacher Shortages

August 30, 2022 11:56 am

As reported by KLAS: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed an emergency regulation related to teacher licenses to help address a severe workforce shortage in the state. The regulation will reduce the cost of a substitute teaching license from $180 for initial licenses and $150 for renewal licenses to $100 for...

Joey Gilbert Would Declare State of Emergency To Fix Nevada’s Public School System

April 13, 2022 5:58 pmApril 18, 2022 11:55 am

Joey Gilbert. former professional boxer, Reno lawyer, and GOP candidate for Nevada Governor, chose Eldorado High School to hold a press conference this morning. This location is sadly significant in the failing and violence-plagued Clark County School District (CCSD) due to the recent and horrific attack suffered by an educator...

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...

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...