Jose Davila IV
Report For America Corps MemberJose Davila IV reports on K-12 education with a focus on Latino students and families in Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. He is also a first-year Report for America corps member. Es bilingüe, su familia es de Puerto Rico, y ama los tostones de su padre más que nada.
Prior to joining KUNR, he worked as a reporting intern for The Toledo Blade and as a reporter, managing editor, and public editor at the Yale Daily News. He graduated from Yale University in 2022. He would appreciate any tips on PTA drama, the best hikes from Tahoe to Elko, and pickup volleyball games.
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Los estudiantes de inglés en el Distrito Escolar del Condado de Washoe obtienen resultados peor que los estudiantes que son hablantes nativos de inglés en casi todos las medidas. -
At Tuesday afternoon’s Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting, members heard a presentation about its programs for Native American students.
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Last week, the Douglas County School District Board of Trustees considered restricting access to bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports teams for transgender students.
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In a pair of recent meetings, Washoe County School District presented draft options for facilities changes in the North Valleys and downtown Sparks areas to community members. Some include school closures.
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Washoe County School District's English Language Learners underperform their native English-speaking peers in almost every metric.
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At a Tuesday afternoon meeting, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Education heard a bill that would require school districts and the State Public Charter School Authority to provide some summer school.
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At a Wednesday evening meeting, Incline Village residents loudly voiced their concerns about the possible closure of Incline Middle School and criticized Washoe County School District’s process of gathering input.
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Local fifth graders have been heading up the Heavenly Gondola this winter to snowshoe and learn about Lake Tahoe’s ecosystem. KUNR joined one group on their trek.
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Latino public college enrollment in Nevada dropped in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic. While it bounced back a bit during the 2021-22 academic year, higher education professionals and students say more could be done to help Latino students get to and through college.
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The Nevada Legislature passed a major deadline on Friday, where all bills must have passed out of their first committee. Those that didn’t are dead for the most part. Now, they’ll need to be passed by both houses with identical language and signed or vetoed by Nevada’s Republican governor to become law.
