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OPINION: Nevada must double literacy rates by 2030

Nevada has a unique opportunity to strengthen our foundation and transform the future for our children by making a bold commitment to early literacy and the expansion of early childhood programs

OPINION: Always look on the bright side of life (and local politics)

In a county where no Democrat received more than a third of the vote — a county where a majority of voters are actively registered as Republicans — David Burns claimed he and his allies were the only force keeping the county’s schools from falling to the Red Menace.

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OPINION: Education is a bipartisan priority for governors

We represent different states and are members of different political parties, but we wholeheartedly agree on this: It’s time to update America’s education system and the way we measure whether students are ready for success when they graduate from high school.

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OPINION: It’s not a mandate — it’s a fragile political victory

As likely as it is that national Republicans will overestimate their electoral mandate, it seems just as likely that Nevada Democrats in Carson City will do the same. While Democrats failed to achieve a supermajority they still hold a sizable majority in both the Assembly and Senate. 

OPINION: We must speak up for public lands under assault

Approving polluting and water-intensive projects on our most vulnerable, natural and arid lands, often at the expense of communities and the environment, is not sustainable. Desert landscapes, once disturbed, take hundreds of years to recover.

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