NSEA President Takes on Legislators for Not Looking to Revenue Sources to Solve Budget Crisis
Courage and Leadership…it’s what our kids need!

NSEA President Lynn Warne testified before the Interim Finance Committee Thursday, February 4, pressing legislators to look to large corporations and industries who pay little or no taxes to the state.

“…I must tell you that we all are tired of the hand-wringing and the seemingly rehearsed response, ‘there is no appetite for taxes.’ Well, there is even less of an appetite for schools with overcrowded classrooms, a state that ranks at the bottom in per-pupil expenditures, conditions that impede a teacher’s ability to teach and a student’s ability to learn,” asserted Warne. “And how can you perpetuate that canard when there are large corporations and industries that pay little or no taxes in our state?”

For years, the K-12 education budget has absorbed hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts. This time the system has been strained for so long that the results of further cuts could be catastrophic and fatal to Nevada’s schools.

“The legislature is turning its back on finding a revenue source to solve this budget crisis. Instead they are looking to students and educators to make more sacrifices,” added Warne. “This is irresponsible, unfair and will be catastrophic to our kids.  Legislators continue to ignore the real cause of the problem and fail to find a solution.”

NSEA, who represents more than 28,000 teachers and education support professionals in Nevada, is hosting a State of the State Watch Party Monday, Feb. 8 to provide a venue for members and supporters to stand up together as Governor Gibbons lays out his plan of attack on public education.

Click here to view her testimony.

Click here for talking points.