For the first time in four years, Nevada is not last in the nation in a public education ranking. Instead, it's next-to-last.
The results are in, and despite some improvements, there's a lot that still needs to happen to protect the kids in Nevada. The grades for the 2018 Nevada Children's Report Card were released on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump has a Thanksgiving Day message for the nation: Look at all I’ve done. Trump is telling followers in an early-morning holiday tweet that,
The water level at Tahoe is passing the test this year. However the latest report card for the lake is not as clear. It's hard to predict where Tahoe will be in a year. After all who would have thought we'd get so much snow in 2017. Next years notes might be different too considering the report goes through December and the Sierra was still a winter wonderland this past January.
Following extensive public outreach efforts, the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees discussed the performance evaluation for Superintendent Traci Davis at its public meeting on Tuesday.
The preliminary four-year graduation rate for the Class of 2015-16 is 72.62%, an increase of 1.85 percentage points from the Class of 2014-15.
Nevada is currently 50th in the nation for preschool enrollment; only 32.8% of 3- and 4-year olds are currently enrolled.
Nevada earns a D on its state report card and ranks 51 in nation according to Education Week's 2016 Quality Counts Report.
A report card released by the Children's Advocacy Alliance in Nevada shows our state is barely passing is most key indicators of children's health. Overall the report card gave Nevada a "D" when it comes to a combination of factors.
The report indicates that fourth grade math scores, as well as fourth and eighth grade reading scores, remained statistically the same in Nevada since 2013.