Here's where you see the problem with Joe Lombardo's $2 per-pupil funding increase. trump's war drives up fuel costs. Districts spend millions more getting kids to school. And Lombardo's education budget, a de facto education cut ($72 over the biennium), leaves school districts to absorb the hit.

The Nevada Independent@thenvindy.com · yesterday

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"NSEA has been urging Lombardo to implement recommendations from a panel of school finance experts to get Nevada's per-pupil funding up to the national average. Its ideas have been ignored by Lombardo. Instead, Lombardo has been looking at data centers as a source for additional tax revenue."

Nevada State Education Association@nsea.bsky.social · 2d ago

"But critics — such as the Nevada State Education Association, which has endorsed Lombardo's Democratic opponent, Attorney General @aarondfordnv.bsky.social , and Assm. @selenafornevada.bsky.social, a Washoe County social studies high school teacher — gave Lombardo's efforts on K-12 education an F."

"But critics — such as the Nevada State Education Association, which has endorsed Lombardo's Democratic opponent, Attorney General @aarondfordnv.bsky.social , and Assm. @selenafornevada.bsky.social, a Washoe County social studies high school teacher — gave Lombardo's efforts on K-12 education an F."

Joe Lombardo is running as an education governor. Here's how to grade his record. - The Nevada Independent

Gov. Joe Lombardo has accomplished many of his K-12 education goals during his term including increasing funding and expanding school choice. But some educators say they give his efforts an F.

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Perhaps before Joe Lombardo promises schools billions from data centers over the next 30 years, he could explain why he couldn't even fund schools at a level that kept pace with inflation over the last two.

Alexander Marks@alexandermarks.bsky.social · 2d ago

"NSEA has been urging Lombardo to implement recommendations from a panel of school finance experts to get Nevada's per-pupil funding up to the national average. Its ideas have been ignored by Lombardo. Instead, Lombardo has been looking at data centers as a source for additional tax revenue."

And never forget that the day after Joe Lombardo signed a bill giving $380 million to a California billionaire for a stadium, Lombardo vetoed school meals for students (which increased grocery prices for families) Vote accordingly, Nevada.

Nevada State Education Association@nsea.bsky.social · 3d ago

As ballots begin to hit mailboxes and early voting starts this Saturday, remember that Joe Lombardo vetoed universal school meals for our kids. @aarondfordnv.bsky.social has proposed guaranteeing free breakfast and lunch to all public school students in Nevada regardless of family income.

As ballots begin to hit mailboxes and early voting starts this Saturday, remember that Joe Lombardo vetoed universal school meals for our kids. @aarondfordnv.bsky.social has proposed guaranteeing free breakfast and lunch to all public school students in Nevada regardless of family income.

National Education Association@neatoday.bsky.social · 3d ago

Healthy School Meals for All helps remove barriers that can keep students from participating in school meal programs. More access. Less paperwork. Nutritious meals for more students.

Nevadans watching Joe Lombardo take a victory lap for temporarily fixing the school funding crisis his budget helped create.

Release: NSEA and our Clark County affiliates welcome requested action on school funding crisis “When educators saw cuts threatening our schools, we told state leaders to figure out a way, and they did. Educators spoke up, and state leaders listened. Our schools and students are better for it.”

"As a public school educator, I’m being told data centers are supposed to be good for my students because they might generate money for schools. I don’t buy it. I have a simple question: Why should funding for my classroom and students depend on Nevada building more data centers?" @neasn.bsky.social

Don’t use schools to justify more data centers • Nevada Current

As a public school educator in the Clark County School District, I’m being told data centers are supposed to be good for my students because they might generate money for schools. I don’t buy it. I ha...

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ICYMI: This week NSEA, @neasn.bsky.social, and Education Support Employees Association called on state leaders to immediately stabilize school funding in the Clark County School District and other Districts.

Press Release: Call for Immediate School Funding Stabilization | Nevada State Education Association

NSEA, together with our local affiliates in Clark County, Education Support Employees Association (ESEA) and NEA of Southern Nevada (NEASN), call on state leaders to immediately stabilize school fundi...

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If Gov. Lombardo would like to take a break from giving data centers tax abatements, he could address the school funding crisis caused by his $2 increase in per-pupil funding and use all available mechanisms, including some of the $650M Education Stabilization Account, to provide temporary funding.

Nevada State Education Association@nsea.bsky.social · 4w ago

ICYMI: This week NSEA, @neasn.bsky.social, and Education Support Employees Association called on state leaders to immediately stabilize school funding in the Clark County School District and other Districts.

🚨Release: Public Schools Shouldn't Be Used to Sell More Data Centers "This is not a pro-public education executive order. Public education is being used to provide political cover for a data-center growth policy. He should stop inventing data-center-dependent approaches to school funding."

Yes, Gov. Lombardo, we agree. Your administration has done a very poor job in education over the years! You vetoed universal school meals, lower class sizes, and after years of chronic underfunding, you increased per pupil funding by just $2 per student causing districts to cut staff and services.

It's always just two guys sitting around saying "omg I love giving away public money to stadiums, Hollywood studios, and vouchers"

Our public schools shouldn’t be “powered” by more data centers. If Joe Lombardo and co. want data centers to support our public schools, end the abatements and make them pay their fair share.

Alexander Marks@alexandermarks.bsky.social · 4w ago

So John Vellardita of ccea just admitted on KNPR that they're literally trying to tip the scales for Joe Lombardo in support of data centers! "When asked if that meant the union was trying to influence the election in favor of Republican incumbent Governor Joe Lombardo, Vellardita said yes."

Let's be clear: today's proposal from an organization backing Joe Lombardo for Governor is not a school-funding plan. It's a data center growth plan that uses students and teachers to make it more politically attractive. Just another gimmick to help the wealthy keep their tax abatements.

Nevada State Education Association@nsea.bsky.social · last mo.

Dedicating some revenue to public education doesn’t make bad policy good policy. This is a pro-data center policy with some education funding attached to make a deeply unpopular industry easier to sell.

Dedicating some revenue to public education doesn’t make bad policy good policy. This is a pro-data center policy with some education funding attached to make a deeply unpopular industry easier to sell.

Yada yada we support data centers and want to see more built in your backyard but can’t really say that yada yada yada This is a pro-data center policy with some education funding attached to make the unpopular data center industry easier to sell. Just another gimmick.

Let's be clear: Your job should not cost you your voice. Public school employees do not surrender their right to speak out when they choose a career serving Nevada’s students. We're glad R-4392, Employee Freedom of Speech, was pulled from tomorrow's agenda. Here is the letter we planned to submit.

Joe Lombardo's $2 increase was a de facto education cut and Nevada still trails the national average by more than $4000 per student. As a result, school districts are cutting staff, services, and opportunities for students. That is why the #NVLeg needs to #PassThePlan. Seriously.

“We've seen what happens when you budget something based on a Lombardo wish list. You get a $2 per pupil expenditure increase year-over-year for kids. That's his budget, right?” @aarondfordnv.bsky.social

The Nevada Independent@thenvindy.com · 2mo ago

Aaron Ford, the Democratic nominee for governor, sat down with The Nevada Independent CEO Jon Ralston for an exclusive discussion about his tenure as attorney general, his vision for Nevada and what he would do as governor. youtu.be/clLpvQ-SsRo

We’ve said Schools Over Stadiums, Schools Over Studios, and now, Schools Over Servers. For too long, Nevada has called corporate subsidies “investments” while public education is “spending,” handing hundreds of millions in public dollars to professional sports and data centers.

Nevada State Education Association@nsea.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Revenue isn’t only what we collect. It’s what we choose not to collect. Nevada has given hundreds of millions of dollars in public support to professional sports, and data centers which are perhaps the most egregious example of this misplaced priority. www.nsea-nv.org/resource-lib...

The Commission on School Funding has given us a plan to fully fund our schools. When it comes to revenue, Nevada can’t continue to be more generous to sports teams and server farms than to the Nevadans who educator our kids and keep our schools running. Seriously, pass the plan.

Stadiums. Servers. Studios. There's always another subsidy and another reason why Nevada gives away revenue. But when it comes to adequately funding our schools, suddenly, the money is not there. Meanwhile, Nevada remains $4000 behind the national average with the largest class sizes in the country.

Revenue isn’t only what we collect. It’s what we choose not to collect. Nevada has given hundreds of millions of dollars in public support to professional sports, and data centers which are perhaps the most egregious example of this misplaced priority. www.nsea-nv.org/resource-lib...

Public Comment: 8.26.26 Interim Standing Committee on Revenue | Nevada State Education Association

NSEA's public comments at the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Revenue.

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Gov. Lombardo sent Nevada educators what reads like a campaign ad straight to their school inboxes, courtesy of his taxpayer-funded office. Funny how he's only sending these emails during an election year. The reality is that educators haven’t seen a pay raise in 3 years. #NVLeg

While Governor Lombardo jokes he doesn't get paid very much, Nevada educators don't have the luxury of joking. Many educators will go more than 3 years without a raise or cost-of-living increase while inflation continues to drive up the cost of housing, groceries, and other essentials.

Team Ford for NV Governor@teamfordnv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We can’t believe he just said that

Headline after headline... Under Governor Lombardo and his $2 increase to per pupil funding, school districts across Nevada have announced deficits, layoffs, school closures, fiscal emergencies, and budget cuts. This is what chronic underfunding looks like. #NVLeg

Dismantling the Department of Education is no different than Joe Lombardo giving Nevada students $2, forcing cuts across Nevada school districts. They're both rooted in the same belief: public education isn't worth investing in.