‘Catch Me If You Can,’ Part 1
Hurd v. Clark County School District lawsuit reprises decades of special-ed problems Read More
19th Century orphan-care fight still hobbles Nevada education
In 1881, when State Controller James F. Hallock refused to honor an invoice from the Nevada Orphans Asylum for services rendered the State of Nevada, he cited the newly added…
Prominent Westside pastor prepares to announce support for Nevada’s ESAs
LAS VEGAS — At a school choice open-house scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th, 2016, Pastor Ron Thomas of the Reconciliation Apostolic Ministries will proudly announce his support for Nevada’s Education…
Husband and wife team hope to fix education for Vegas at-risk youth
The Andersons — DaJuane and Tamara — have a dream. Pursuing it, they both achieved doctorates in education. And to it they’ve dedicated their teaching careers. The dream is to…
The creed of the ‘common school’
Nevada’s state constitution speaks in several places of something called “the common schools.” While that term is regularly read today to mean secular tax-supported government schools, that wasn’t what the…
Language in Nevada state constitution reveals19th century anti-Catholic consensus, agenda
You might not expect it in this day and age, but Nevada’s Constitution still bears telling traces of a discriminatory 19th century doctrine the U.S. Supreme Court has characterized as…
ACLU lawsuit declines to mention adverse U.S. Supreme Court rulings
Because some families may choose religiously affiliated schools, says the American Civil Liberties Union, no Nevada families should be allowed to benefit from the state’s new Education Savings Accounts program.…
100-day rule for ESAs stresses families out
Say you’re a family scrimping and sacrificing, in a still-tight Nevada economy, so your kids can escape some of the worst public schools in the country. If you suddenly learn…
Brian Sandoval, Man of the Hour?
Who’s the one man in Nevada with the authority to immediately resolve the problems besetting parents who want to set up Education Savings Accounts? It’s Gov. Brian Sandoval, who signed…
Avid for Stimulus money, pols short-circuitedoversight, got green-energy flops in return
When Sen. Harry Reid and President Barack Obama return to Las Vegas Monday for Reid’s 8th Annual National Clean Energy Summit, there’ll be a ghost with them on the dais.…
The work-comp logjam is leaking
It’s common knowledge that, for over a century, state-mandated workers’ comp systems have held sway as the “exclusive legal remedy” available to victims of workplace accidents. Frequently overlooked, however, is…
Nevada parents demonstrate massive desire for school choice
Las Vegas parents swamped state treasurer hearing rooms at the Sawyer government center Friday, pleading that regulations soon to be written allow their children quickly into the state’s historic new…
Experts: Years of work-comp turmoil ahead
The latest rescue of Obamacare by the U.S. Supreme Court ensures that employers, over the next several years, can expect extra turmoil in state workers’ comp programs. That’s because genuine…