The governor’s office announced a short-term solution Friday to what it called a crisis over funding scholarships for students enrolled in private schools. By Marvin Clemons, Las Vegas … [Read more...] about 1-year Opportunity Scholarship reprieve offered by Lombardo after rejection by Dems
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Democrats Kill Opportunity Scholarships For Hundreds of Low-Income Students
Governor Lombardo: ‘This is an unimaginable injustice’ By Megan Barth. The Nevada Globe, August 10, 2023 In an unanimous vote, the Democratic majority on the Interim Finance Committee (IFC) … [Read more...] about Democrats Kill Opportunity Scholarships For Hundreds of Low-Income Students
Opinion: It Is Unjust to Trap Students Into Failing Public Schools
By opposing Opportunity Scholarships, Nevada Democrats are blocking low-income students from significant academic progress By Frances Floresca, The Nevada Globe, August 4, 2023 During the … [Read more...] about Opinion: It Is Unjust to Trap Students Into Failing Public Schools
‘More choice’: Lombardo pleads case for Opportunity Scholarships
By Jessica Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 4, 2023 Julia Manzano used to attend a public school, but it was loud and overcrowded. Using an Opportunity Scholarship, the 17-year-old moved to … [Read more...] about ‘More choice’: Lombardo pleads case for Opportunity Scholarships
‘Fighting for these children’: Lombardo wants to fund scholarships
By Jessica Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 28, 2023 Gov. Joe Lombardo. (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes) Gov. Joe Lombardo announced on Friday his plan to fund Opportunity Scholarships by using … [Read more...] about ‘Fighting for these children’: Lombardo wants to fund scholarships