Funding and Rankings
Nevada funds schools at half of what it costs to provide students with the necessary resources to succeed. (APA)
Close to $1.6 billion in taxes raised for education have been diverted to other parts of the state budget and thus never increased revenue for schools. (IP1 and Marijuana Tax dollars)
Nevada has among the largest student to teacher ratio in the country. (NEA)
NV teachers have the 3rd worst per/pupil salaries in U.S. (NEA)
Nevada ranks towards the bottom in education achievement and towards the bottom in education funding. (Ed Week Quality Counts Report)
Nevada continually receives an “F” for fiscal effort, adequacy, and progressivity and is one of only two states to get an F in all categories.
Combined state and local funding per pupil in Nevada is 18 percent less than in 2008
Achievement:
Only 21% of 8th grade students and 30% of 7th grade students were found to be proficient in math.
Less than 50% of Nevada students are considered to be proficient in math and reading in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th grade levels based on the state’s own standards. Meaning half of Nevada students enter high school without the necessary reading and math skills.
STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics)
Only 40 percent of students that apply for magnet programs in Nevada get accepted.
Only CCSD and Washoe CSD have magnet and CTE schools and only a few school districts are provided with funds to offer CTE courses.
Arts programs are among the first to be cut in school districts across the state due to funding deficiencies.
Money Matters:
Studies show a 21.7% increase in per-pupil spending throughout all 12 school-age years for children from low-income families is large enough to eliminate the education attainment gap between children from low-income and non-poor families.
Increasing per-pupil spending by 10% in all 12 school-age years increases probability of high school graduation by 7 percentage points for all students, and by roughly 10 percentage points for non-poor children.
>It also resulted in 10 percent higher earnings as adults and were 6 percentage points less likely as adults to be poor.
Source: Money Matters in Education - NEA Today
Nevada funds schools at half of what it costs to provide students with the necessary resources to succeed. (APA)
Close to $1.6 billion in taxes raised for education have been diverted to other parts of the state budget and thus never increased revenue for schools. (IP1 and Marijuana Tax dollars)
Nevada has among the largest student to teacher ratio in the country. (NEA)
NV teachers have the 3rd worst per/pupil salaries in U.S. (NEA)
Nevada ranks towards the bottom in education achievement and towards the bottom in education funding. (Ed Week Quality Counts Report)
Nevada continually receives an “F” for fiscal effort, adequacy, and progressivity and is one of only two states to get an F in all categories.
Combined state and local funding per pupil in Nevada is 18 percent less than in 2008
Achievement:
Only 21% of 8th grade students and 30% of 7th grade students were found to be proficient in math.
Less than 50% of Nevada students are considered to be proficient in math and reading in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th grade levels based on the state’s own standards. Meaning half of Nevada students enter high school without the necessary reading and math skills.
STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics)
Only 40 percent of students that apply for magnet programs in Nevada get accepted.
Only CCSD and Washoe CSD have magnet and CTE schools and only a few school districts are provided with funds to offer CTE courses.
Arts programs are among the first to be cut in school districts across the state due to funding deficiencies.
Money Matters:
Studies show a 21.7% increase in per-pupil spending throughout all 12 school-age years for children from low-income families is large enough to eliminate the education attainment gap between children from low-income and non-poor families.
Increasing per-pupil spending by 10% in all 12 school-age years increases probability of high school graduation by 7 percentage points for all students, and by roughly 10 percentage points for non-poor children.
>It also resulted in 10 percent higher earnings as adults and were 6 percentage points less likely as adults to be poor.
Source: Money Matters in Education - NEA Today
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