Nevada Lawmakers Push Through New Education Reform Bill

Nevada lawmakers push through new education reform bill

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Nevada lawmakers are trying to push through a bill that aims to reform public education in the state. Monday was the final day for bills to pass in the 2025 Nevada legislative session. Republicans and Democrats combined two separate education bills, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, D-Clark County, and Republican Governor Joe Lombardo's bills which were absorbed into one piece of legislation.  Nevada Democrats un…

Lombardo and Cannizzaro merge education bills

Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Gov. Joe Lombardo have merged their sweeping education proposals together, though some more changes could be coming.

Lombardo, Cannizzaro appear to strike deal on major Nevada education bill - The Nevada Independent

A major education compromise between Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is likely to include more transparency in the Opportunity Scholarship program, transportation subsidies for students trying to leave low-rated schools and stricter accountability measures for underperforming schools and districts. Details emerged Sunday in the form of an amendment to their dueling education bills, which  w…

Nevada Education Deal Reached as Legislature Wraps Up

Two Competing Plans Become One Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Gov. Joe Lombardo reached a compromise on their competing omnibus education bills. Cannizzaro's Senate Bill 460 was amended to include components of Lombardo's Assembly Bill 584, including his proposal to establish a statewide accountability system and a salary incentive program for educators and administrators....

Education bill merged during 2025 Legislature: Lombardo and Cannizzaro

CARSON CITY — Sweeping education reform soon could be coming to Nevada — if Democratic and Republican policymakers succeed in finding compromise. Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, D-Las Vegas, and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo have merged their once-dueling education bills together, though negotiations continue into the last hours of the legislative session. “The Office of [...]