Is it Time for Nevada to Limit School Fees?
So far this year, Christine Smith, a parent of three children in Washoe County School District (WCSD), has spent $745 for required school supplies,...
Nevada’s students are becoming makeshift teachers
Given that our state consistently clocks in at 49th or 50th in the nation for K-12 education outcomes, the potential impacts of Covid-19 on...
Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties
Suzanne Roberts is a travel writer, memoirist, and poet from South Lake Tahoe whose award-winning work includes Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John...
Washoe County Schools Help Students
For many, school memories include the noxious smell of diesel fumes wafting through the air. This August, Washoe County School District students will get...
Stewart Indian School leaves behind a complicated history
Five or six years ago, I took a night class on Wašiw language and culture offered through Western Nevada College in Douglas County....
Short Prayer for a Fragile Life
Boots
Wind
Water
Sky
I wrote this, my shortest poem ever, some years ago, and Black Rock Press, a Reno arts press associated with the University of Nevada,...
North Tahoe celebrates its Olympians
North Tahoe/Truckee is known as a world renowned tourist destination that is often packed to the gills with visitors. But underneath the weekend crowds...
Education Will Be A Central Issue for Nevada Voters This Year
Typically a new year brings optimism, but so far, Americans are experiencing widespread malaise. Covid’s unpredictable nature continues to pummel whatever hopeful outlook people...
Jobs of Tomorrow – Machine Learning
This report is part of a series reports by The Sierra Nevada Ally: Nevada Formulates Innovative Skills Training Programs for a 21st Century Workforce, produced...
Job training reimagined in Nevada
First in a series of reports by The Sierra Nevada Ally: Nevada Formulates Innovative Skills Training Programs for a 21st Century Workforce, produced in...