Parents across Nevada are getting more vocal about what’s happening in their children’s classrooms, and one group is making sure their concerns don’t go unheard.
Moms for Liberty Clark County is hosting a member meeting on August 16, 2025, at 333 N. Rancho Drive in Las Vegas, and the focus is on the state of Nevada’s public schools.
Moms for Liberty, a national grassroots group with chapters across the country, has been gaining attention for pushing back against what many see as failing education policies.
In Nevada, the issues hit especially close to home. The state continues to rank near the bottom nationally in student achievement, despite taxpayers spending billions on K-12 education each year.
Chelsy Fischer, a Clark County School Board Trustee, is one of the featured speakers. She says parents need to be directly involved if things are going to change.
Hot-Button Issues on the Table
The meeting will cover some of the most debated topics in education today: curriculum content, special education challenges, and repeated school board failures.
Clark County, which operates the nation’s fifth-largest school district, has struggled with teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and poor literacy and math scores.
According to the 2023 Nation’s Report Card, Nevada’s fourth graders ranked below the national average in both reading and math. Critics argue that despite more funding, student outcomes have barely improved.
For many parents, that’s unacceptable. Moms for Liberty is giving them a platform to not just vent, but to organize.
Welcoming All Voices
One thing that sets this meeting apart is its open-door approach.
The flyer encourages everyone – whether they agree or disagree – to come and be part of the discussion. The idea is that stronger schools benefit everyone in the community.
That kind of conversation is exactly what many parents say has been missing from school board meetings, where concerns often get brushed aside.
Candidates Step In
Two candidates for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, David Flippo and Cody Whipple, will also be speaking. Both have made education a key issue in their campaigns.
Flippo has criticized “top-down” mandates from Washington that tie the hands of local teachers and parents. Whipple has called for restoring discipline and respect in classrooms while making sure tax dollars are spent wisely.
Their presence signals how central the education debate has become in Nevada politics heading into 2026.
Teachers’ Unions Push Back Against Parent Power
Critics accuse the group of stirring up division and say its positions on curriculum are too extreme.
Some unions and progressive activists argue that parents should trust education experts instead of questioning policies they don’t like.
But for parents frustrated with Nevada’s long track record of underperforming schools, those criticisms often fall flat.
They believe too much trust in the system is exactly what led to the problems in the first place.
Parents Say It’s Now or Never
Nevada’s education system is at a crossroads.
The state has one of the fastest-growing populations in the country, yet its schools struggle to keep up.
Teachers are leaving faster than they can be replaced, and families continue to question whether their children are really being prepared for the future.
Groups like Moms for Liberty argue that real change won’t come from the top down, but from the bottom up – through parents, community leaders, and everyday citizens who care enough to show up and speak out.
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