Democrats look to increase education funding
Source: lasvegassun.com Posted By: Len W...4100 days ago
Democrats in the Nevada Legislature want to increase education funding by roughly $310 million — and that’s the floor of what they want to spend.
They would sink money into a variety of programs aimed mostly at early childhood education that they say are critical for improving the state’s graduation rate and student performance.
The funding is in addition to the $135 million Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval has proposed to put into the public schools budget.
Lawmakers will spend this week....