Nevada Charter Schools Push to Change Rules

A number of Nevada charter schools are hoping to change several rules in the upcoming 2013 Nevada legislative session according to a recent Las Vegas Review Journal article.

Nevada charter schools receive the same funding per student as their public school counterparts.  However, Nevada charter schools are required to pay for their own facilities where public schools are not.  Clark County School District is behind the change, and they would like to see charter schools have access to public facilities.

The second rule change Nevada charter schools are pushing is in regards to the process required for students to attend online classes.   The article states that many students, especially those in rural areas, are interested in attending online classes through Clark County, but they must get approval from their own school board and Clark County in order to do so.   Clark County hopes to get that requirement removed.