Nearly 1,000 Nevada Public Employees Earn $200K »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Nearly 1,000 state and local government workers, many of them firefighters and police, make over $200,000 a year when all pay and benefits are counted, according to a 2011 pay analysis published today by the Nevada Policy Research Institute. The number of public employees earning $200,000 or more could be even higher, but the conservative think tank said some government entities, including the cities of Reno and Henderson, the Washoe [...]
Knecht Announces Re-election Bid For Nevada Regents »
(Ron Knecht) – For over five years, it has been my privilege to serve the people of Western Nevada as a Regent, promoting accountability of our colleges and universities to the voters of our state and fostering excellence in teaching, research and public service. I am very grateful for the support and kind words I have received from the people in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Storey and Washoe Counties who elected me – as well [...]
Fortunately, Nevada Higher Education Is Not Underfunded »
NN&V Exclusive (Ron Knecht) – A recent Brookings Institute study on economic growth in Nevada concluded that we must innovate and diversify – which we already knew. I hope its proposals to “unleash” growth produce more than those from previous studies, but only time will tell. However, the study was marred by a high-profile false claim it made that provided red meat for the statists who dominate academe and the mainstream media. Smash-mouth left-wing pundit [...]
Nevada Higher Education Selected For Improved Accountability Program »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – The National Governors Association (NGA) announced today that Nevada has been selected as one of six states to participate in a Policy Academyon strengthening post-secondary education performance measures. The NGA defines a Policy Academy as a highly interactive, team-based process for helping a select number of states develop and implement an action plan to address a complex public policy issue. In announcing the project, the NGA said: “States must have [...]
Educators Take Issue With Fresh Look’s Innovative Suggestions »
NN&V Exclusive (On Friday, we looked at the Fresh Look of Nevada’s Community Colleges, a report of the state of the college system in the Silver State. This article looks deeper into some of the issues raised by Fresh Look. – Ed.) (Lori Piotrowski) – At a meeting of the Nevada Faculty Alliance (that’s the faculty union) in January, 2009, professors, assistant professors, and instructors met to discuss how to lobby their assembly members and [...]
A Fresh Look At A Stagnant System »
(Lori Piotrowski) – The Nevada System of Higher Education has issued a report. That may not be news to many folks, but it was an effort by Chancellor Daniel Klaich to learn more about the state of Nevada’s community colleges. Klaich sanctioned a committee in June 2010, tasking them to determine what works, what doesn’t, and what can be done to improve the system.
Horsford-led IFC May Have Illegally Plundered Millions From College Savings Plan »
(Steven Miller) – Did Nevada’s most powerful legislators, sitting as the Interim Finance Committee last year, illegally plunder millions from a college savings program serving almost 10,000 Nevada families? Chaired by Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, the IFC on July 21, 2010, took $4.2 million out of the Nevada College Savings Plans’ endowment fund and used it to fill a growing hole in the state’s Millennium Scholarship program. Problem was, the endowment funds are under [...]
Regent Objects To Klaich’s Need For Lobbyist »
(Ron Knecht) – Hon. Dan Klaich, Chancellor Nevada System of Higher Education 7 July 2011 Dear Dan, I received your e-mail and attachments saying you plan to hire a chief lobbyist (NSHE Director of Government Relations), and I oppose that plan. It would be a bad idea at any time, but especially so now. Please defer the matter pending Board review. Just a few weeks ago, the Regents and your Administration were considering closure, [...]
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