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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Featured Articles
Nevada parents need ESAs now more than ever
Las Vegas Review-Journal | Aug 9, 2020 It looks like the failings of Nevada’s inflexible, top-down education system will once again be borne by the most vulnerable. The recently…
Nevada's Opportunity Scholarships: A win for students and taxpayers alike
The Opportunity Scholarship Program saves tax dollars and allows for greater per-pupil funding of public schools, while also helping students find the right school that best fits their unique needs.
Nevada’s education woes reflect a lack of accountability, not insufficient funding
Nevada is projected to spend $10,197 per student this school year, which reflects a near tripling in inflation-adjusted, per-pupil education spending since 1960. Sadly, this dramatic increase in spending…
Recent News
Lawsuit against state education department needed to protect low-income students
The Institute for Justice just filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Department of Education, and that’s great news for the hundreds of students who are in danger of losing their…
Teacher strike threat highlights need for PERS reform
Clark County teachers are understandably upset over rising PERS costs, which have gone up nearly 45 percent since 2007 and now cost the average teacher over $17,000 a year.
How Jefferson’s ideal of personal learning was sacrificed to political interest groups
Actual learning has always been the Achilles heel of U.S. public education — no matter how many youths get processed through the factory-style education system.
Why CCSD, year in and year out, can’t manage its money
Sisolak’s hunch is correct: CCSD’s massive administrative structure fosters internal ‘kingdoms’ that regularly destroy fiscal accountability.
