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Governor Lombardo, NDE Appoints Compliance Officer To CCSD In Wake of $10M Budget Deficit

November 26, 2024 12:15 pmNovember 26, 2024 4:19 pm

Reporting an estimated $10 million budget deficit, the Clark County School District (CCSD) has been appointed a Compliance Monitor by Governor Joe Lombardo and the State of Nevada Department of Education (NDE) following the district’s non-compliance with state law, NRS 387 and 388G. The appointed Compliance Monitor is Yolanda King,...

Governor Lombardo Requests Legislative Commission Audit into Clark County School District Budget

September 27, 2024 1:31 pmOctober 2, 2024 4:11 pm

Last night, Governor Joe Lombardo wrote to Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro to request that the Legislative Commission amends its audit of Clark County School District (CCSD) to include an investigation of its budget shortfalls. During the week of September 16, CCSD sent numerous warnings to principals around the district...

Report: Less Than 20 Percent of High School Students in Nevada Are Proficient in Math

September 17, 2024 11:37 amSeptember 19, 2024 2:16 pm

In a recent study by Scholaroo, Nevada ranks 46th in the nation in education and the latest report card provided by the Nevada Department of Education (NVDOE) supports their findings. The report provides data on student performance, absenteeism, graduation and state-wide school quality. Overall, less than 50 percent of all...

Audit Finds Historic $2.6B Investment In Education Might Be A ‘Waste of Money’

February 29, 2024 3:23 pmMarch 1, 2024 2:30 pm

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo and the Executive Branch Audit Committee received an audit report (see below) on Nevada’s 17 public school districts on Wednesday that revealed “major shortfalls and questioned the state’s historic investment.” “It’s a little disturbing that as part of the presentation with the $2.6 billion into the...

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...