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
Nevada’s ESA regulations are taking the next step!
Happy Holidays! Nevada’s ESA regulations are taking the next step! Monday, the State Treasurer approved the regulations and sent the appropriate paperwork on to the Legislature for its approval. Those…
ESA Update: Finalizing ESA regulations
Winter break beckons, so here’s a quick ESA note to update you before the holidays. On Monday, December 21, the Treasurer will hold a public hearing to adopt the ESA…
ESAs are already a success story — but we can still make them better
Every week, NPRI President Sharon Rossie writes a column for NPRI's week-in-review email. If you are not getting our emails, which contain our latest commentaries and news stories,…
Early ESA application deadline extended!
Hello all, Great news! Treasurer Dan Schwartz has extended the ESA early application deadline until tomorrow, Wednesday, December 2, at 5 p.m. After an eleventh hour glitch in the system,…