Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

letters to the editor:

Public, not private, schools need help

An open letter to Gov. Brian Sandoval:

Dear Gov. Sandoval, You are to be congratulated for recognizing the tremendous need for a boost in funding for Nevada’s public schools. Hopefully the new initiatives will make a difference in getting and keeping qualified teachers; providing necessary encouragement, assistance, methodology and supplies to students; relieving overcrowded classrooms and improving the graduation rate. However, there is absolutely no reason to fund private schools in any category. Private schools should remain private, and parents who choose to send their children to private schools should pay for them unless they receive private grants or scholarships. As a taxpayer, it is insulting for the state to support a private school when the public schools are in such dire need of help.

Hopefully, you will rethink this “Education Initiative for the New Nevada.”

The writer is a retired public school teacher of more than 50 years.

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