The Las Vegas Review-Journal (RJ) published a devastating editorial on Monday detailing how St. Anne’s Catholic School – an elementary school serving low-income, mostly minority children – is shuttering its doors thanks to Democrats in the Nevada Legislature.
“They just keep closing all the ones on the side of town where we need them,” said Suzanne Soto, a parent who chose St. Anne’s over the public schools in her neighborhood. “And we don’t have other private schools we can afford.”
As the RJ notes, the nearby Park Elementary public school “is a one-star school where fewer than 35 percent of students are proficient in reading,” while Crestwood Elementary is also a one-star school where “just a quarter of students are proficient in reading.”
Nevada’s “Opportunity Scholarship” program was a lifeline for both the school and parents such as Ms. Soto. The Opportunity Scholarship money enabled low-income parents to afford private school tuition, which meant the school had enough students to continue operating.
