On August 18, the new TOTS grant program received the final approval necessary from the legislative Interim Finance Committee. As a result, the Nevada State Treasurer will being enacting the program imminently, awarding $5,000 tax-free grants, with a wide range of allowable uses, to families for eac...
Ten miles north of the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip, one of the nation’s more powerful beacons for the future of schooling completed its first academic year in comparably stunning fashion. The Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy (SNUMA), the first-of-its-kind public private partnership m...
Join our free, Thursday evening event series for all current and future microschooling and homeschool coop leaders, and for parents interested in joining this exciting, burgeoning edu-movement. An opportunity to meet together with some of Vegas’ most interesting microschooling models and leade...
An important development for Nevada’s families of children with special needs emerged in the final hours of this legislative session. A provision inserted into SB 461 by Senator Scott Hammond created a $5 million fund for grants to children with disabilities. These funds can be accessed for a wi...
Today’s ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court issued a clear declaration that legislated increases to tax revenue require a two-thirds supermajority vote in order to remain constitutional, but supporters of school choice were left disappointed when the decision left untouched other provisions of ...