We must address our growing teacher shortage. I endorse the proposed state college in Henderson. This new institution will enable us to train more teachers than ever before. My budget includes $16 million for capital construction, $1 million in start-up
costs, and another $5.8 million to fund the first year’s enrollment, because building a new college takes vision, patience, and financial resources. The state college in Henderson will go a long way toward producing Nevada teachers for Nevada children.
Source: 2001 State of the State Address to the Nevada Legislature
, Jan 22, 2001
$10M for reading teachers; all kids read by 3rd grade
As many of you know, twenty-five years ago I was superintendent of Clark County schools. I am proud of many of the programs we implemented. However, I always considered my greatest accomplishment to be the placement of a
reading specialist in every elementary school. Before it was popular to talk about getting back to the basics, these reading teachers knew that there was nothing more basic or important than the ability to read.
We saw tremendous results with the program, and in fact, the reading improvement teachers are still in our schools today.
Tonight, I am going back to the basics just as I did when I was Superintendent. I am establishing a new statewide goal --
that all Nevada children be able to read by the end of the third grade. To start us toward this goal, I am allocating $10 million for a teacher-training program that focuses on reading techniques that have proven successful in early grades.
