Nevada falls to last in education ranking
By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal
After years of floundering near the bottom in a widely watched report card for state education systems, Nevada has sunk to dead last.
For the first time, the Silver State fell behind all other states and Washington, D.C., in the annual Quality Counts report, which assigns overall scores to states based on student performance, school financing and other qualities of K-12 public schools.
“It’s honestly disheartening,” said Nevada interim Superintendent Steve Canavero on Wednesday before the results were publicly released.