Do you really expect our judges to read Nevada's Constitution and law books, too?

If you don't like the year-round schedule, move to a community that has its schools on a 9-month calendar. If more parents decide to move out, CCSD will be forced to change the schedule to a 9-month program.

Remember -- No Guts - No Glory.

Gats--- The money will go to HR to help pay for a Super Computer that CCSD paid over $50M.

Teachers will NEVER receive any money from this legal boondoggle. The money might be funneled to pay the salaries of 2-3 retired administrators who were hired as consultants.

"Bail????" Well, I guess I could 'appropriate' more athletic funds if you give me until sometime in September. That's when the kids come back to school, you know."

This former athletic coach is the son of Terry Mannion, an ex-CCSD high-ranking administrator. I am sure she is so proud of her progeny.

As long as Nevada funds education "last" with what is "left," we will be #49 out of 50. In fact, Nevada is probably hoping to be #50 out of 50 when this survey is next taken.

Valley uses a plan to give hopeful graduates who are failing a semester's course the opportunity to make up all the work in a ONE-day computer set of lessons. I don't think most of the VHS's teachers approve of this program. Most have said this allows a student to "slough off" for the semester knowing he/she can make up all the work for that class in ONE day. If failing students are given this opportunity to pass core classes, I don't think Valley and Mr. Montoya are doing these kids a service. I would think an application for summer school would be more appropriate.

No Child Left Behind is really --- NALB ----- No Administrator Left Behind. CCSD places most of the money in the hands of administrators and very little in the hands of teachers and students. CCSD could care less if schools make AYP. They only care if there's enough money to pay those highly sought after administrators. Notice how many schools change administrators when those schools are on the Needs Improvement or have failed miserably for more than 5-6 years. CCSD does NOT make changes. The teachers at these schools do their best, but the results are the same. The only recourse is to transfer --- if they can. Administrators are protected by their UNION. So again, No Administrator Left Behind is intact.

What? No books on the Wii? No books on Twitter? No books on Facebook?

Students should be able to pass a reading and a writing test. The math test is difficult because many students have not taken some of the math subjects that would enable them to pass the test. But the reading and writing tests should be required. If a student has not learned to read and write, there is no way a student should be receiving a diploma. I'm sorry I don't buy the excuse, "Some students are not academic or have problems with testing." I know some schools are offering "Writing and Reading Boot Camps" on Saturdays for kids who need "extra" help with the tests. Again, some kids show up on Saturdays; some kids just sleep in -- like they do in class.

The graduation rates are different when CCSD does it (always higher); when other groups do it (always lower).

CCSD has been "cookin' the books" for years, and it shouldn't be surprising that their percentages are higher than any other group doing the analysis. Emily, you didn't ask the right people about these graduation rates. You asked Rost, Rulffes, and Mason. Any teacher who has been here for decades can tell you that these folks are not the experts when it comes to graduation rates.