NSEA and Gaming Partners File Room Tax Initiatives
NSEA, in partnership with leaders of the gaming community, filed the measures to increase the hotel room tax. The statutory amendment filed would raise the room tax by up to 3% in the largest counties in Nevada for the support of public education.
The Advisory Question filed would simply ask the voters in Clark County if they would support a 3% increase in the hotel room tax to support public education. Passage of this question would send a strong message to Nevada's legislators to support a room tax at the beginning of the legislative session. An Advisory Question will soon be filed in Washoe County that will ask voters the same question.
Click here to learn more about both measures.
Educators Vote to Endorse Obama
Nearly 10,000 NEA delegates approve presidential endorsement
The National Education Association voted to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for U.S. president. Nearly 10,000 educators, representing the NEA’s 3.2 million members, officially endorsed Obama as part of the NEA’s Representative Assembly.
NEA’s outgoing president, Reg Weaver, said the following about the endorsement:
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Special Session Wrap Up
NSEA Perspective...
The 24th Special Session of the Nevada Legislature ended late in the night Friday, June 27. The legislators ended up voting for a package that will cut more than $250 million from the state budget for the remainder of the biennium. Education was a target for one of these cuts as the Senate and Assembly voted to cut $47 million in textbook and classroom instruction material. Most legislators hesitantly voted for the package and the NSEA Lobby Team worked aggressively to prevent more cuts that may have decreased teacher salaries or other benefits.
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PEBP Increases Rates for 2009
On March 13, 2008 the Public Employee’s Benefits Program Board voted to increase the 2009 rates for all active and retired non-state employees.
Depending on your years of service and number of dependants, your rate may have increased as much as $100 a month.
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Act Now To Reinstate RIF'S Funding
The President's proposed fiscal year 2009 budget eliminates the Inexpensive Book Distribution Program, which is the RIF Book Distribution Program. Unless Congress reinstates funding for this program, RIF would be unable to distribute 16 million books annually to the nation's youngest and most at-risk children.
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Nevada State Online Graduate Credit Program
Listen up members… Nevada educators, through Touro University, can now earn their graduate credit online in the comfort of their own home or office.
3-Graduate Credit Course
- NSEA Member - $700
- Non-NSEA Member - $800
- Length: Each course is 1 month in length
- Course Work: Participate in 8 online video based lectures, participate in weekly discussion board interaction, complete 2 projects, and finish the required reading
- Prerequisites: Bachelors Degree
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More About Retirement Benefits
For more information on the Public Employees’ Benefits Program and on the new laws, please visit http://pebp.state.nv.us/.
To calculate your retirement benefit, please visit http://www.nvpers.org/public/gbeEstimator/index.jsp.
School Safety
Working together to fight crime
NEA and its affiliates are working to address the root causes of violence among students. Toward that end,we are sharing effective strategies to:
- Reduce and eliminate bullying and harassment
- Expand access to counseling, anger management and peer mediation
- Provide ways for students to communicate with adults about rumors and threats
- Develop instruction that teaches values like respect and responsibility, and expand opportunities for kids to work with adult role models in after-school education and recreation programs.
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