Education Archives - Page 12 of 22

Douglas County Teacher Arrested For Stalking, Has History of Stalking And Multiple Disciplinary Investigations in WCSD

June 13, 2023 3:52 pmJune 21, 2023 1:07 pm

The Globe has learned that a Douglas County school teacher, Michael Ismari, with an extensive and disciplinary record in the Washoe County School District (WCSD)–a record that resulted in a civil lawsuit against WCSD–obtained a teaching position in the Douglas County School district and was recently arrested and detained on...

School Choice For Nevadans Isn’t A Reality With A Democratic Majority

June 7, 2023 4:07 pmJune 8, 2023 9:10 am

There were politically-connected winners by the close of last night’s legislative Special Session, and it wasn’t the legislative minority or the education advocates who believed that school choice and opportunity scholarship had a chance during this legislative session. Education advocates, comprised of the CCEA, parents, kids, Republicans and moderate Democrats,...

Embracing School Choice: A Win-Win for Nevada’s Economy and Business Community

June 1, 2023 12:15 pmJune 1, 2023 1:10 pm

In today’s rapidly evolving world, education holds the key to unlocking human potential and fostering a skilled workforce. Our education system must be readily equipped to achieve this. Unfortunately, it’s no secret that Nevada’s education system is failing our children – our future workforce – in this regard. Nevada’s current...

Senate Dems Vote To Allow Biological Males In Girls’ Sports And Private Spaces

May 29, 2023 10:46 amMay 31, 2023 8:34 am

Late last Friday night, the Democratic majority in the Senate passed Assembly Bill 423 which was amended to provide statutory control over locally elected school boards by prohibiting them to adopt resolutions that would prohibit biological males or women from participating in sports or entering locker rooms or bathrooms that...

NV Assembly Republicans Warn That Democrats Will Implement A State Income Tax

May 25, 2023 10:04 amMay 25, 2023 4:31 pm

After Nevada Assembly Democrats amended and passes their budget proposals, the Nevada Assembly Republican Caucus accused Democrats of playing partisan games that will “send our state toward a fiscal cliff,” adding, “We already know that they have nothing against implementing a state income tax, and will do so as soon...

NV Dems Amend Bill To Prohibit School Board Effort To Protect Girls Sports And Private Spaces

May 23, 2023 8:12 pmMay 29, 2023 10:24 am

In a last minute, late night amendment, Nevada Senate Democrats amended Assembly Bill 423 to specifically prohibit elected school board officials from adopting certain policies for their respective districts. The timing of this amendment is an unlikely coincidence due to the controversy surrounding the Douglas County School District’s Board of Trustees’ attempt...

AFC Ad Buy Calls Out NV Legislators for Trapping Hispanic Families in Unsafe Schools

May 23, 2023 11:39 amMay 23, 2023 11:43 am

The American Federation for Children (AFC) announced its plan to spend at least $250,000 on television and digital advertisements calling out Nevada legislators who rejected Governor Lombardo’s school choice proposal and have chosen to keep Hispanic families trapped in unsafe learning environments, where “kids are bullied and chased by gangs.”...