Nevada: Chancellor calls Nevada schools a ‘disaster’; lambasts governor and public

by E Wayne Ross on January 26, 2009

AP: Chancellor calls Nevada schools a ‘disaster’

LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s public education system is a “disaster” and is certain to deteriorate more under budget cuts proposed by Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons, Chancellor Jim Rogers said Thursday.

Rogers outlined a grim picture of the public school system and issued a scathing critique of Nevada’s commitment to education in remarks released in advance of a “state of the system” speech. Rogers, who as chancellor oversees the state’s universities and community college system, will air his speech Friday on television stations he owns in Reno, Las Vegas and Elko.