SCHOOLS
Nicole grew up going to Nevada public schools and that education set her up for success. With the help of a Guinn Millennium Scholarship, she was able to become the first person in her immediate family to go to college. Nicole never forgot where she came from and the opportunities our public schools gave her. She is committed to making sure that kids in our schools today have that same opportunity at success, and that’s why she’ll always fight for funding and resources for our students and schools.
Nicole grew up going to Nevada public schools and that education set her up for success. With the help of a Guinn Millennium Scholarship, she was able to become the first person in her immediate family to go to college. Nicole never forgot where she came from and the opportunities our public schools gave her.
She is committed to making sure that kids in our schools today have that same opportunity at success, and that’s why she’ll always fight for funding and resources for our students and schools.
Nicole hasn’t just fought for our schools, she has a record of delivering for them. During her time as State Senate Majority Leader, Nicole made historic investments in K-12 education that have resulted in an additional $2.2 billion going to our classrooms. As part of this effort, Nicole made sure our marijuana tax dollars were going towards funding for public education, just as voters intended. Nicole also wants to ensure Clark County is getting its fair share of our state’s school dollars. That’s why she worked to pass legislation updating Nevada’s 52-year old funding formula in order to more equitably fund schools across the state.
With that increase to school funding, Nicole was able to ensure that Nevada teachers received the largest pay raise in state history, increasing Clark County teacher pay by almost 20%. As a parent, Nicole knows that we need to have a qualified teacher in every classroom, reduce class sizes and keep good teachers in our classrooms so that our students have the best and brightest teachers preparing them for the future.
As a prosecutor, Nicole fought every day to keep our communities safe, and it’s why she is working so hard to keep our students safe in school. That’s why she passed the first school safety budget in state history, increased funding for certification of school nurses and school psychologists, and required all Nevada schools to provide mental health training and suicide prevention intervention for students and school personnel.
Nicole was able to go to college because of the Guinn Millennium Scholarship program, and she wants to make sure all kids today have that same opportunity. That’s why she passed legislation to increase the number of Millennium Scholarship recipients. She also helped full-time higher education students stay in school by expanding the number of eligible recipients for the Silver State Opportunity Grant program, and expanded eligibility for the Nevada Promise Scholarship.
Nicole understands we have a lot more work to do improving our local schools and making college more affordable and accessible, but she knows investing in our schools provides opportunities for success for future generations of Nevadans. That’s why she will always go to bat for our students, our teachers, and our schools.