{"id":1996973,"date":"2023-08-10T17:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-lawmakers-refuse-to-allow-covid-19-funds-to-prop-up-ailing-school-choice-program\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T17:25:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:25:30","slug":"nevada-lawmakers-refuse-to-allow-covid-19-funds-to-prop-up-ailing-school-choice-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-lawmakers-refuse-to-allow-covid-19-funds-to-prop-up-ailing-school-choice-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada lawmakers reject using COVID-19 funds for struggling school choice program."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnevada-lawmakers-refuse-to-allow-covid-19-funds-to-prop-up-ailing-school-choice-program%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996973&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Nevada Legislators Reject Proposal to Redirect COVID-19 Relief \u2064Funds<\/h2>\n<p>Nevada legislators have made a decision that could impact hundreds of families in\u200c the state. Republican Governor Joe Lombardo&#8217;s proposal to allocate COVID-19 relief funds to \u200bthe Opportunity Scholarship program has been rejected.<\/p>\n<p>The Opportunity Scholarship program, which has been in place for eight years, \u200cprovides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">public funds<\/a> to families to be used \u200cfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-education-lesson-from-covid-lockdowns-school-choice-is-imperative-for-every-child\/\" title=\"The Education Lesson from COVID Lockdowns: School Choice Is Imperative for Every Child\">private school tuition<\/a>. Governor Lombardo had requested an additional $3.2 million for the program, emphasizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-something-out-of-black-mirror-how-an-australian-town-became-a-smart-city-overnight\/\" title=\"\u2018Like Something Out Of Black Mirror\u2019: How An Australian Town Became A \u2018Smart-City\u2019 Overnight\">potential consequences<\/a> for the education of\u2062 numerous children.<\/p>\n<h3>A Missed Opportunity for Education<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, the plea to \u200csupport the Opportunity Scholarship program fell on deaf ears. The rejection of\u2063 the\u200d proposal means \u2064that \u2064many families \u2063who rely on this financial assistance may face difficulties in securing private school education for their children.<\/p>\n<p>By denying the additional funding, legislators have missed an opportunity to invest in the future of \u200bNevada&#8217;s youth. The program has proven to be a valuable resource for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-lawmakers-refuse-to-allow-covid-19-funds-to-prop-up-ailing-school-choice-program\/\" title=\"Nevada lawmakers reject using COVID-19 funds for struggling school choice program.\">families \u2063seeking alternative educational options<\/a>, and its success should have been recognized and\u2062 supported.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>As the state\u2064 continues to \u200cnavigate the challenges \u200cposed by the ongoing pandemic, \u2064it is crucial to \u200bprioritize the \u200bwell-being and\u2063 education of our children. While the rejection of this proposal is disheartening, it is important \u200cto explore other \u2062avenues to ensure that families in need receive the support they\u2062 require.<\/p>\n<p>It is our hope that Nevada legislators will reconsider \u200btheir decision and recognize the importance\u200d of investing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">educational opportunities<\/a> for all children, regardless of their economic circumstances. The future of our state depends \u2063on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nevada legislators denied Gov. Joe Lombardo&#8217;s request to allocate COVID-19 relief funds, worth $3.2 million, to the state&#8217;s Opportunity Scholarship program. This program aids numerous families by offering public funds for private school tuition. Despite its eight-year existence, the proposal failed to gain legislative approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1793,"featured_media":1996974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1996973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1793"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1996973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1996974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1996973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1996973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1996973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}