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Building a Public Education Counter-Movement in the Las Vegas Area

At the K-12 levels, high-quality teachers and well-run schools are essential to student achievement. However, public educators are largely being blamed for struggling students rather than focusing on larger systemic issues such as children in poverty, unsafe neighborhoods and substandard schools which can make it difficult to learn (1). Although there is a lot of focus on education problems by policymakers, [...]

November 15, 20121 CommentRead More

Threats of Teacher Layoffs & CCSD Spending Down the Money

July 7, 2012 1 Comment

In reviewing the data . . . it has been determined that the following administrator in the Clark County School District have been ineffective and failed to do the job commensurate with their pay level. They have not negotiated in good faith. They have failed to find a suitable and fair remedy for the teachers [...]

Amanda Fulkerson, Chief Communications Officer for CCSD, Divorcing Victor Joecks, NPRI’s Communications Officer. [Part 2 of 2]

July 6, 2012 1 Comment

I see Amanda Fulkerson is divorcing Victor Joecks! That was faster than Britney Spears! Victor Joecks has been making the rounds promoting his NPRI union-busting activities. He got his buddies at the local paper to auto-pen his Koch propaganda in public – AGAIN. The news media, which leans conservative, seems to love his drama, drama, [...]

Food and Water Watch: SNWA Rate Hike Funds Controversial Pipeline Project

March 6, 2012 No Comment

Statement by Marie Logan, Nevada Organizer for Food & Water Watch: “Southern Nevada Water Authority’s across-the-board increase in water bills for residents of Southern Nevada is an outrageous decision that blatantly supports big business on the backs of the working people of Las Vegas. The largest companies in the city will pay, comparatively, much less [...]

Kathleen Vermillion Vs. Steve Sisolak: Round 3 or 4 (Admittedly, We’ve Lost Count)

January 30, 2012 7 Comments

When does a smear become too personal? And when do personal attacks go too far? For answers, let’s take a look at Kathleen Vermillion vs. Steve Sisolak, former lovers that have graduated to that illustrious and all too frequent uplevel of relationship known as the bitter enemy stage. The crux of Kathy Vermillion’s very public [...]