A detailed “report card” on Nevada’s public schools shows a slight increase in the student dropout rate and a slight decline in the graduation rate, state schools chief Keith Rheault said Monday. In releasing the accountability report on K-12 schools, Rheault also said Nevada “continues to significantly reduce” the percentage of core academic classes that aren’t [...] [...more]
Nevada’s main electric utilities are extending financial incentives now offered to homeowners with solar power systems to customers installing wind turbines. Nevada Power Co. of Las Vegas and affiliate Sierra Pacific Power Co. of Reno plan to begin a program Monday offering rebates of $2.50 per watt for wind turbines, based on the turbine’s electricity production [...] [...more]
When a boat is dangerously overloaded, do you jettison the life preservers to lighten the load? Sounds crazy, but that is what’s happening in Nevada. Education is the surest protection against becoming nonproductive and noncompetitive, yet, in this time of economic crisis, many in state government seek an easy fix and would throw K-12 overboard. If [...] [...more]
