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Friday, December 4, 2009

Public News Service


Public News Service:

"LAS VEGAS - Only a month ago, Gov. Jim Gibbons said Nevada had no chance to score hundreds of millions of dollars in 'Race to the Top' federal education money. Now, however, the Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) is proposing a solution.

Nevada has a law that prohibits linking teacher evaluation to student achievement, which automatically disqualifies the state from applying for the cash. NSEA President Lynn Warne suggests changing that law, which would put the state back in the competition for up to $175 million"