Education Archives - Page 17 of 22

Gov. Lombardo’s Opening Salvo: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

January 27, 2023 10:05 amJanuary 30, 2023 11:22 am

We are quickly approaching the regularly scheduled 120-day spectacle that occurs every biennium. As our duly elected legislators and their special interest buddies start to congregate in Carson City, we are well served to remember the warnings of beloved American writer and famous former Nevadan resident, Mark Twain: “No man’s...

State Of The State: Long On Optimism, Short On Reality

January 24, 2023 1:05 pmJanuary 30, 2023 11:24 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo delivered his first State of the State from the Nevada legislative building last night (see below). As The Globe predicted, the speech was optimistic in tone but fell short on reality as his appeal for bipartisanship hit a wall built by a Democratic majority led by...

WCSD Responds To Globe, Moves Forward With Controversial Equity Consultant

January 11, 2023 5:46 pm

On Monday, The Globe reported on the $105,000 contract awarded to Performance Fact, an organization led by CEO Mutiu Vagbayi who made national headlines for his work in the Fairfax County Public School District whereby he explained that “to have true equity, you have to be purposefully unequal when it...

Washoe County School District Awards $105,000 To Controversial Equity Consultant

January 9, 2023 5:42 pmJanuary 11, 2023 3:19 pm

Although Fairfax County, VA is 2,674 miles from Washoe County, the school boards are seemingly much closer in education leadership, philosophy, and spending tax-payer money on the same equity consultant and company. The Washoe County Superintendent of Education Dr. Susan Enfield entered into a consulting contract with Performance Fact Inc....

Bipartisan Legislation On The Nevada Horizon?

January 9, 2023 1:37 pmJanuary 17, 2023 8:37 am

As Governor Lombardo heads the executive branch of the Silver State, he is facing a Democratic majority in the Legislature who will convene on February 6th in Carson City. Currently, there are nearly 900 bills on the legislative docket. Not surprisingly, many of these bills have to do with education...

CCSD Parents, Student Sue District Over Sexually Explicit Assignment

December 20, 2022 3:17 pmDecember 29, 2022 2:59 pm

Back in May, The Globe snagged the first interview with Candra Evans, a mother whose public comments to the Clark County School board went viral. After being initially silenced by the CCSD Board of Trustees, the video of her exchange, posted by Libs of TikTok, went viral garnering over 2...

CCEA Will Push Legislature For Additional $200 Million For Education Funding

December 19, 2022 4:42 pmDecember 28, 2022 9:22 am

A national report card on public school funding gives Nevada a failing grade, across all categories, ranking the state the worst in the nation. Nevada is the only state to get failing grades across the board. States were graded by the Education Law Center in three categories: funding level, funding...