The Nevada State Government needs to stop throwing good money after bad; and, it should begin now. As business people, we have just a few days to affect our Nevada State Legislators and what they do, and do not, vote for. What do you plan to do? Sit back and be complacent and then suffer the consequences, or do you plan to be part of the solution? It seems government is … [Read more...] about The Solution to Education: Do What Works
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Lowering the Education Bar: Nevada and the U.S. shortchange students or are we becoming a Third World country?
Americans no longer expect quality, much less excellence, from our public education system, and U.S. students now lag behind those from other developed countries. What’s happening in Nevada is a prime example of the dumbing-down of our public schools. Nevada’s high school juniors have trouble passing the math proficiency exam that’s required for graduation. In fact, 70 percent … [Read more...] about Lowering the Education Bar: Nevada and the U.S. shortchange students or are we becoming a Third World country?
Killing Jobs to Pay for Education: Nevada’s Free Margin Tax Initiative… Won’t be Free
Since Nevada’s legislature chose to take no action on the Free Margin Tax initiative by the March 15th deadline, this important state issue has been automatically passed on to the 2014 ballot. This means Nevada voters will decide whether or not we need a Free Margin Tax. If you’re not familiar with the initiative, you should be. If passed, a 2 percent margins tax would be … [Read more...] about Killing Jobs to Pay for Education: Nevada’s Free Margin Tax Initiative… Won’t be Free
If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher
Would you take a job that pays less than comparable positions, requires you to supervise unruly individuals without the authority to discipline them and results in your being blamed when other people don’t take care of their responsibilities? And yet, that’s what teachers do, because they want to make sure that our children get the education they need to succeed in life. I’d … [Read more...] about If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher
The Teacher’s Union Wants a Raise – Solution: Tax Business!
The teachers union is at it again. They're finalizing a plan to create a Nevada business tax that, if passed, would cripple our ability to attract new companies and create severe hardships for a number of existing businesses. The statutory initiative for a 5 percent business tax is being undertaken for the sake of "education" although the union's primary motive is to garner … [Read more...] about The Teacher’s Union Wants a Raise – Solution: Tax Business!