Nevada to get funding for 145 teachers under federal appropriation bill

The money, part of President Clinton's class size reduction initiative, seeks to add 100,000 new teachers nationwide over seven years to reduce average class size in grades 1-3 to 18 pupils per teacher.

The first part of the funding will be available for the 1999-2000 school year.

In Nevada, the most money will go to the Clark County school district in southern Nevada. One of the fastest growing school districts in the country, it will receive $3.9 million.

Washoe County will receive about $900,000.

Under the measure, local school districts can use the funds to hire teachers for those grades. Up to 15 percent of funds can be used to pay for teacher testing and training.

Nevada already has reduced class sizes in first and second grades, where student-teacher ratios are 16-1. Third grade classes are to have ratios of 19-1.

Under the federal measure, districts that already meet the smaller class size threshold can use their allocations to make further reductions in those grades, reduce class size in other grades or for teacher training.

Here is a breakdown of what other Nevada districts are to receive:

Churchill - $67,951

Douglas - $87,354

Elko - $126,650

Esmeralda - $3,572

Eureka - $3,500

Humboldt - $58,110

Lander - $21,211

Lincoln - $17,866

Lyon - $98,815

Mineral - $21,616

Nye - $80,991

Pershing - $18,603

Storey - $5,936

Washoe - $903,229

White Pine - $37,646

Carson City - $127,081

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