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Opinion: Let Parents Vote Directly On Education Reform

June 14, 2022 8:02 am

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing while expecting different results, then our approach to education in Nevada is certifiable. One thing nearly every Nevadan agrees on is the dismal state of our current education system. Specifically, the Clark County School District (CCSD), which is the 5th...

Creating Safe Schools: You’re doing it wrong

June 8, 2022 9:35 amJune 8, 2022 3:05 pm

I waited to write this until the post-Uvalde tidal wave of “How to make schools safer” articles came out. I hoped that at least someone might get it right. They didn’t. Nothing I’ve seen has come close to offering the only solution there is for preventing school violence. There’s a...

EXCLUSIVE: Silenced CCSD Mom Sits Down With The Globe

May 24, 2022 8:20 amJune 2, 2022 8:22 am

For three hours, Candra Evans, mother of a 15 year-old daughter in Clark County School district, sat down with The Globe for her first in-person interview. After being initially silenced during her public comments by the CCSD Board of Trustees, the video of her exchange, posted by Libs of Tik...

CCSD Makes National News For Sexually Explicit Assignment

May 17, 2022 2:58 pmMay 18, 2022 10:52 am

As the Clark County School District (CCSD) continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons: illiterate students; a failing education system; rampant violence; teacher shortages and race-based curriculum, a video released by Libs of Tik Tok has caused nationwide and local outrage. In the video, a visibly distraught mother at...

Judge Rules Education Savings Account Initiative Unconstitutional

April 28, 2022 8:30 amApril 28, 2022 7:14 am

Two ballot initiative filings related to school choice have been struck down by Carson City Judge Charles M. McGee. As reported by The Globe, Erin Phillips, President of Power2Parent, filed two ballot initiatives on behalf of the Education Freedom for Nevada PAC, in order to fund students. One initiative was...

UNR Seeking Racists to Combat Racism

April 27, 2022 11:49 amApril 28, 2022 1:08 pm

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are not only progressive buzzwords for segregation, racism and exclusion, but have morphed into vast taxpayer-funded boondoggles of departments and positions within government bureaus and academia. It has been well-chronicled that the progressive, self-anointed champions of DEI aren’t necessarily welcoming to diversity and inclusion of...

NSHE Chancellor Melody Rose Resigns

March 29, 2022 3:31 pmMarch 30, 2022 10:33 am

In a late afternoon announcement yesterday on their website, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) updated the agenda for its special meeting to include a review of Chancellor Dr. Melody Rose’s resignation/separation agreement. “The Board of Regents will consider approval of a separation agreement between the Board and Dr....