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Opportunity 180 Seeks Peer Reviewers for CSP Subgrant
Opportunity 180 is seeking peer reviewers with experience in the charter school sector to serve on a Peer Review Panel for the Great Schools for Nevada CSP subgrant process. Opportunity 180 holds the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP) grant and ...Continue Reading
Amplifying Impact, Creating Opportunity: Propel Fellowship Welcomes Its Largest Cohort To Date
When local, underrepresented leaders are empowered to design bold, student-centered school models, they don’t just imagine change; they lead it. Propel fellows reflect the communities they wish to serve and through the fellowship, are equipped with the tools, coaching, and ...Continue Reading
Tamara Shear Named Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity 180
Opportunity 180 has named Tamara Shear as Chief Executive Officer. Shear succeeds Jana Wilcox Lavin, who led the organization since 2017. Shear brings decades of experience in the education sector. Since joining Opportunity 180 in 2020, she has served as ...Continue Reading
Beacon Academy of Nevada to Double Student Capacity with Support from Nevada Facilities Fund
Beacon Academy of Nevada is expanding its impact, doubling the enrollment capacity of its West Side campus with support from a newly secured loan through the Nevada Facilities Fund. As so much uncertainty exists right now in the national landscape ...Continue Reading
Nevada Ed-Watch
Nevada Ed-Watch: CCSD 12/11/25
...full list of Trustees meetings and agendas. Can community members engage at Trustee meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Currently, members of the public...
Nevada Ed-Watch: State Board of Education 12/10/25
...guidance and guardrails based on the modified language to the Good Cause Exemption (from Senate Bill 52 from the 2025 legislative session) Recommending language changes for the good cause exemptions...
Nevada Ed-Watch: Washoe County School District 12/09/25
Washoe County School District Board of Trustees What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. They are responsible for ...Continue Reading
Nevada Ed-Watch: Washoe County School District 11/18/25
Washoe County School District Board of Trustees What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. They are responsible for ...Continue Reading
In the Media
North Star News – junio 2024
North Star News (NSN) conecta a familias, padres, tutores y miembros de la comunidad con información sobre la educación del estado de Nevada. ¡Conviértase en miembro de la Junta de Escuelas Chárter y ayude a mejorar la educación para niños! ...Continue Reading
North Star News – mayo 2024
North Star News (NSN) conecta a familias, padres, tutores y miembros de la comunidad con información sobre la educación del estado de Nevada. Sabe quién se postula para la Junta Escolar y la Junta Estatal de Educación en su distrito? ...Continue Reading
North Star News – marzo 2024
North Star News (NSN) conecta a familias, padres, tutores y miembros de la comunidad con información sobre la educación del estado de Nevada. Las elecciones primarias de Nevada se acercan. Hay muchas razas que impactan la educación en nuestro estado. ...Continue Reading
North Star News – febrero 2024
North Star News (NSN) conecta a familias, padres, tutores y miembros de la comunidad con información sobre la educación del estado de Nevada. Invitación: Webinario Virtual de Great Schools All Kids para las Familias28 de febrero, 2024, @ 6:30 PM ...Continue Reading
