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On The Record With Annette Dawson Owens, GOP Candidate for Assembly District 29

October 15, 2024 12:50 pmOctober 15, 2024 12:56 pm

Annette Dawson Owens, GOP candidate for Nevada Assembly District 29, is an educator, an advocate and a mother to six sons. The last three mayors of Henderson appointed her to the city’s Community Education Advisory Board, and through her 30-year presence in the district, she has run into some of...

UNR Moves Forward With Volleyball Match Despite Players’ Forfeit Over SJSU Transgender Athlete

October 14, 2024 4:08 pmOctober 18, 2024 3:29 pm

Earlier today, University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team announced they would forfeit their upcoming Oct. 26 match against San Jose State University (SJSU) due to their transgender player Blaire Fleming. The team specifically cited “fairness and safety concerns” as their reasons for forfeit. Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony praised...

Alex Woodley Resigns from City of Reno Amid Allegations of ‘Sexting’ On City-Issued Cell Phone

October 11, 2024 3:06 pmOctober 17, 2024 10:45 am

The Globe has exclusively learned from multiple sources within the City of Reno that Director of Code Enforcement Alex Woodley resigned on Wednesday after a discovery of salacious text messages, including photos and videos, from his city-issued cell phone. The thousands of text messages were sent over a period of...

On the Record with Diana Sande, GOP Candidate for Assembly District 25

October 7, 2024 6:16 pmOctober 7, 2024 6:18 pm

Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Latin America, Diana Sande’s father worked for Coca Cola, and every two years her father was relocated to a different country. At 17, living in Paraguay, Sande was corned on a public street by a high ranking general who served under the dictatorial...

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...

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...