Educate Nevada Now

09/29/2026

Join us tonight for this virtual event with Nevada PTA and Educate Nevada Now all about education funding in Nevada.
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09/16/2026

Enrollment decline is resulting in millions of dollars in education cuts throughout the state, even though the money was already approved by the legislature. Shouldn’t these funds reach our classrooms? This is an opportunity to keep teachers and have smaller class sizes, rather than suffer lay-offs and program cuts. Nevada ranks near the bottom in funding and has the largest class sizes in the country. We need state policy that doesn't punish our school districts and students for enrollment declines.

06/02/2026

Investments work! Congratulations CCSD students, teachers and families!

The Clark County School District (CCSD) was recently highlighted by Education Scorecard as one of seven school districts nationwide on the rise in math.

The Scorecard is a collaboration between two of the nation’s leading education research centers: the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University and the Educational Opportunity Project (EOP) at Stanford University. It highlighted several areas where CCSD has made improvements in student academic achievement, including professional development.

It found that CCSD’s math growth is outpacing that of peer school districts.

CCSD has seen across-the-board academic improvements on the Nevada Report Card.

Read more here: https://weareccsd.net/4u8TNmg

05/15/2026

“I know some of my parents on the (school organizational team) were like, why do we keep trying hard?” she said. “Why don’t we just let it slide a year and get funding back?” – French Elementary, Principal Tammy Villarreal-Crabb.

This is a quote from a teacher about a funding program (SB178) that was so volatile students lost resources as soon as they improved. Fast forward several years and we now have a program in its place that we are now finding works much the same. At-risk funding meant for students who need additional resources to succeed is so volatile 17,000 students lost access from one year to the next, CCSD lost $36 million in one year. With this AI driven formula that decides who gets funding and who loses it, how do school maintain programs and invest in resources that could be pulled from under them?

Who remembers SB178?

We explore that in this newsletter ahead of a Commission on School Funding meeting that will explore at-risk funding.

After thousand of students lose supports and schools lose millions of dollars, the Commission on School Funding will revisit at-risk model For years, Educate Nevada Now has warned that Nevada’s new system for determining which students qualify for at-risk funding has serious problems.The new metho...

11/15/2025

"For a state that invests comparatively little in its students, it is troubling to witness such willingness to extend substantial financial benefits to out-of-state private corporations."
With a possible .77 cents lost on every dollar how is this fiscally responsible?

Our thoughts on during Special Session

https://mailchi.mp/educatenevadanow/film-tax-credit-a-gamble-nevada-students-cant-afford…

11/05/2025

https://mailchi.mp/educatenevadanow/from-hazard-to-hope-and-other-k-12-news

From Hazards to Hope! We are so honored to have been recognized alongside Assemblymember Erica Mosca for ushering a bill that will provide a new school building for the community of White Pine. Check out our newsletter on those details, plus other news about academic achievements for Nevada students and some looming concerns.

https://mailchi.mp/educatenevadanow/from-hazard-to-hope-and-other-k-12-news

09/08/2025

https://www.newsweek.com/every-student-america-deserves-safe-place-learn-opinion-2123829

"Our country is more divided than ever. But leaders on both the left and the right should be able to agree that no family should have to worry about poor ventilation, lead pipes, or sinking floors at their child's school." Thank you Erica Mosca and for passing and ensuring Nevada students have a safe place to learn!

Our students and teachers deserve better. Along with modernizing school infrastructure, we need to stand up against the cuts to public education.

06/06/2025

"This is not just successful bipartisan legislative action, it is moral leadership. We offer our gratitude to Assemblywoman Erica Mosca for championing this bill and to the lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who recognized that every child, no matter their ZIP code, deserves a safe and functional place to learn."

We couldn't agree more! Thank you Las Vegas Sun for recognizing ALL students deserve safe school buildings and a huge thanks to Assemblywoman Erica Mosca and all the legislators that helped usher this important bill through!

With the passage of Assembly Bill 224, the Nevada Legislature has taken a long-overdue step toward addressing one of the state’s most pressing and overlooked crises ....

06/01/2025

🚨Urgent! Two days left in . AB224 must be heard! Bill issues bonds to rebuild century-old schools. This bill DOES NOT NEED A FUNDING APPROPRIATION and saves Nevada students from crumbling and dangerous school buildings. Learn More: https://t.co/APqfRCcNE1

04/30/2025

EDUCATE Act Charts a Bold Path Forward for Nevada Schools. Read our Press Release on Nicole Cannizzaro's bill.

“This bill touches on many aspects that are necessary to the success of our students, and it prioritizes our public schools at a time when they are under constant attack."


https://mailchi.mp/educatenevadanow/shortchangingatriskstudents-6748305