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CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS URGE COURT TO UPHOLD RULING STOPPING VOUCHER LAW

Published on: April 25, 2016

Three leading civil right groups submitted a "friend of the court" brief to the Nevada Supreme Court asking the Justices to affirm a lower court decision finding Nevada’s voucher law violates the state constitution.

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RESEARCH SHOWS ESAs WILL NOT HELP NEVADA SCHOOL CHILDREN

Published on: April 25, 2016

The NEA and NSEA recently filed a "friend of the court" brief to the Nevada Supreme Court thoroughly reviewing the research on voucher programs similar to the state's ESAs.

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VOUCHER CASE MOVES TO NEVADA SUPREME COURT

Published on: February 17, 2016

The Nevada Supreme Court has scheduled the parties in Lopez v. Schwartz to file briefs by early April. The lawsuit, filed by parents of public school children, challenges Nevada's new voucher law.

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COURT DECLARES NEVADA VOUCHER LAW VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION

Published on: January 11, 2016

A Nevada judge has ruled that the state’s school voucher law violates two provisions of the Nevada Constitution and has issued a preliminary injunction to prevent the State from implementing the law.

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NEVADA PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR DAY IN COURT TO STOP UNCONSTITUTIONAL VOUCHER LAW

Published on: December 21, 2015

On Jan. 6, Nevada public school parents will ask a state court to declare Nevada's new voucher law unconstitutional and block the State from implementing it.

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NEVADA PARENTS SUE TO STOP NATION’S MOST EXPANSIVE VOUCHER PROGRAM

Published on: September 9, 2015

Several Nevada public school parents represented by ELC and pro bono counsel in Las Vegas and Los Angeles have filed a lawsuit opposing the state’s new voucher program.

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ELC APPLAUDS LAUNCH OF NEVADA COALITION FOR SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM

Published on: May 7, 2015

ELC is a founding partner with MALDEF and the Las Vegas-based Rogers Foundation in a new coalition with the goal of ensuring sufficient and equitable resources to provide educational opportunities to all public school students in Nevada. 

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