He also proposed remediation funding, money to purchase reading programs, and funds for professional development. Those items should already be incorporated in the education funding. School districts should not have to go beg to provide students textbooks. These lobbyists are not people who care about the little guy or what's in the public interest. Since many of our elected officials are surrounded and oftentimes try to befriend these people, they become like them.
Public education is in the interest of the vast majority of Nevada's population.
Lobbyists representing mining, gaming and business need to be reminded that government is supposed to serve the needs of the people. Let's see if they have a better proposal to fund education, programs for seniors or children's health care. The fact that the governor had to put millions of dollars of emergency money in his budget to pay for necessities ought to make reasonable people realize just how poorly education is supported in the state. But bear in mind, Band Aids don't last long. His column appears Monday.