Education Reform
Parents know their children better than any politician or school district ever could. That’s why Nevada Policy fights to empower parents with the freedom to choose the educational options that best suits their children’s unique needs.
Since 1991, Nevada Policy has fought for the right of every student in Nevada to have access to a quality education that helps prepare them for a fulfilling future. We believe such a basic right is the foundation for a truly prosperous and free Nevada.
Featured Articles
Splitting Up CCSD Won't Address District's Problems
There is no doubt that a lack of accountability plagues large school districts. That includes the Clark County School District, which has around 300,000 students. But if voters approve the…
ACT Scores: Nevada is the Worst of the Worst
Nevada’s American College Test scores are the worst in the nation. Nevada students not only earned the lowest ACT composite score (17.3) among U.S. states in 2022, a drop of…
Merit Pay for Teachers Benefits Educators, Students
It is long past time for Nevada, beset by an acute shortage of teachers, to embrace merit pay as a means to retain and reward its best educators. Teachers are…
Recent News
Nation's leader in school choice dramatically outperforms peers, while spending much less
Florida schools are ranked 4th best nationwide. The state is home to the nation's largest school choice program and has one of the nation's best overall education systems, despite spending much less than the national average.
Teachers union embraces Question 3 to give consumers choices regarding energy providers
This letter originally appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal In its official endorsing statement of Question 3 (energy choice), the Clark County Education Association recently declared, “Nevadans know…
La amenaza de huelga de maestros destaca la necesidad de reforma del Sistema de Retiro de Empleados Públicos (PERS por sus siglas en inglés)
Los maestros del condado de Clark están molestos, y con mucha razón, por el aumento de los costos del PERS, que han aumentado casi un 45 por ciento desde 2007…
Los legisladores deben permitir que las empresas de Nevada sigan ayudando a los estudiantes de bajos ingresos
A principios de esta semana, 8NewsNow mostró los enormes beneficios del Programa de Becas de Oportunidades (Opportunity Scholarships) y el tremendo daño que se produciría si el sindicato de…