
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.
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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…
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Charting the Future of Charter Schools
The numbers speak for themselves: attendance at Nevada’s charter schools is up sharply in recent years, while enrollment at traditional public schools is down. Total students in charter schools in…
Episode 73: Turning Education into a Marketplace of Innovation
Free to Offend Episode 73 | Guests: Christina and Eric Threeton, Nevada School of Inquiry There are massive changes occurring in education – and most of those changes are being…
In Las Vegas, Microschools are a Winning Option
Tears filled Maria Castaneda’s eyes as she recalled moving her son from a Las Vegas charter school to a microschool in 2020. She explained that in the charter school, her…
Why Can’t a Retired U.S. Navy Officer and Engineer Open a Private School in Nevada?
James Lomax knew he wanted to fly in Navy fighter jets from the first time he watched the original Top Gun movie as a seven-year-old child. It was the mid-80s and he…