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Education goals top agenda for Dems« Thread Started on Jan 2

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Education goals top agenda for Dems« Thread Started on Jan 28, 2007, 11:54pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Education goals top agenda for DemsMARTHA BELLISLE RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Posted: 1/28/2007 SPECIAL REPORT | 2007 Nevada Legislature MARILYN NEWTON/LOCAL:STAFF Reno Gazette-Journalread at source> http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic ... 1007Giving teachers raises topped with incentive pay, expanding the state's full-day kindergarten and creating a lottery to pay for new computers and textbooks are among the most important goals for many Northern Nevada Democrats for the 2007 Legislature."Our education agenda will be huge in this session," said Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, D-Sparks."Education is at the top of our list," agreed Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie,D-Reno.Add to that a plan to fix the state's roads, increase funding to fight methamphetamine abuse and make changes to prisons, and the new session, beginning Feb. 5, promises to be packed with passionate debates as the Democrats push their agenda, while Republican lawmakers fight for their prized issues.And, with Democrats controlling the Assembly 27-15 and Republicans holding only a one-vote majority in the Senate, Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons will need help from Democratic leaders to accomplish some of his plans."We are already hearing more language about compromise from the Republican side than in the past, and I think that reflects the reality of a very strong and united Assembly under Speaker (Barbara) Buckley and the close numbers in the Senate," said Leslie, Assembly majority whip."I think both sides will stand up for what we believe in, but I do expect us to work together and compromise as needed," she said. "We're not in a 'war,' but we do have some significant differences already on education, and I suspect we may have a difference of opinion on the astronomical expansion of prisons as well."Schooling a top priority Democrats formulated a plan last year for changes to the state's education system that seek to blend increased support for teachers with incentive programs that measure a teacher's performance, said Assemblyman Bernie Anderson, D-Sparks.Besides a proposed $2,000 raise for each teacher, the plan offers incentives in the form of bonuses for educators who motivate students to achieve exceptional progress, he said."We also want to retain more teachers at high-risk schools and reduce class sizes," he said.Included in the package is a plan to raise the legal dropout age from 17 to 18 and create a state lottery that would bring in $30 million to $50 million annually for computers and books.And, they say, full-day kindergarten classes should be added to the state's elementary schools -- an idea at odds with Republican lawmakers and Gibbons, who want that studied first.Beyond their plans for education changes, Democrats from the region carry a bundle of goals that aim to address shortfalls and improve life in Northern Nevada.
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