A bill to established weighted school funding moved ahead in the Nevada Legislature Thursday.
The Nevada Senate Education Committee voted to pass a bill that will give schools extra money to support certain low-achieving students.
The Nevada Independent reports that the bill has support from a cross section of education leaders. The funding formula would give an extra $1,200 per child to the neediest students in the most underperforming schools.
Earlier Thursday, a budget subcommittee rejected a recommendation by Governor Brian Sandoval to spend $72 million on expanding the Zoom Schools and Victory Schools program. That allows more money to go to the weighted funding formula.
