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
NPRI applauds CCEA's recent endorsement of choice
NPRI applauds CCEA's recent endorsement of choice
Lawmakers must allow Nevada businesses to continue helping low-income students
Earlier this week, 8NewsNow showcased the enormous benefits from Nevada’s Opportunity Scholarship program — and the tremendous harm that would come if the state teachers’ union gets its way…
Opportunity Scholarships overwhelmingly benefit low-income, underserved populations
A common refrain used by school-choice opponents is to falsely assert that programs like Nevada’s Opportunity Scholarships only benefit the wealthy. Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize the private education…
CCSD's misguided effort to stop the charter exodus
As famed economist Ludwig Von Mises observed many years ago, the first priority of any bureaucracy will always be self-preservation. While defenders of government-run schools have largely succeeded in obscuring…