
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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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…
To Get More Teachers, Remove Barriers to Entry
Each year Nevada’s teacher shortage seems to worsen. Fewer individuals are going into teaching, and many leave after a short time, citing low pay, long hours, student behavior and politically…
Episode 61: When will it be Nevada’s turn for education reform?
Free to Offend Episode 61 | Guest: Erin Phillips, Power2Parent Culturally, we’re definitely experiencing a “wave” of educational freedom throughout the nation. Not only are states like Arizona going “big”…
Time to Abandon the One-Size-Fits-All Teacher Pay Scale
Kudos to the Clark County School District for bumping the salary for new teachers to more than $50,000. The previous amount of $43,000 was unlikely to attract the best…