Hillary Clinton Campaign Press Release - Clinton Campaign Announces Nevada Educators Leadership Council

Leaders Agree: Hillary Will Bring the Change We Need to a Troubled Education System

On a media teleconference today, Clinton Nevada Chair Rory Reid announced the formation of the Nevada Educators Leadership Council, a group of prominent educators and active members of the education community endorsing Clinton's bid for the presidency. Two of the founding council members, former Clark County School District Superintendent Brian Cram and former State Superintendent of Schools Eugene Paslov, joined Reid for the announcement. The council will advise the campaign and lead efforts to mobilize support among educators for the January 19 caucus.

"Senator Clinton has earned my support through her decades of action on behalf of children," said council member Sarah Mersereau-Adler, Carson High School English teacher. "By declaring it takes a whole village to raise a child, she understands that to learn, children must be healthy - and she will provide health care for all of them and their families. She knows that to want to learn, children need to feel they have a future, and she has responded with her Youth Opportunity Agenda, which begins with early childhood education. Senator Clinton values the commitment we educators have made to children, and she also understands the challenges we face with growing school populations and cramped facilities. As an author of the Transition to Teaching Program and School Leadership Program, Hillary has fought to recruit and train excellent teachers for Nevada and the Nation. Hillary Clinton's tireless work to improve our nation's school systems solidifies my support for her bid for the presidency."

"Making sure our schools and children achieve high standards is an important part of ensuring America's future and position in the global economy," said Dr. Mark Dominguez, Jim Thorpe Elementary School principal. "However, the well intentioned but under-funded No Child Left Behind Act fails to strike the balance between high standards and well-rounded curricula. The No Child Left Behind Act is accountability without capacity. School systems must have the capacity and resources to be able to meet the challenges of school accountability, otherwise accountability demands and sanctions are meaningless and often harmful. Hillary Clinton is an advocate for increasing the program's funding and reforming its failures. Whether it's expanding schooling for pre-K or fighting for increases in federal funding to build new schools, Hillary Clinton is a proven champion of improving our education system. The time is now to put her skills and vision to work in the White House."

"The members of this council know that Nevada needs a president with a demonstrated commitment to improving education and an understanding of the problems that face our education system at all levels," said Clinton Nevada Chair Rory Reid. "The campaign is privileged to have the support of an amazing group of leaders who have devoted their lives to preparing the leaders of tomorrow. Their community knowledge and networks will play a vital role in mobilizing support for the caucus."

The founding members of Hillary Clinton's Nevada Educators Leadership Council, announced today, are:

Stacie Anthony, Forensics Teacher, North Las Vegas

Rene Cantu, Education Advocate, Las Vegas

Richard Carranza, Educator, Las Vegas

Brian Cram, Former Superintendent Clark County School District, Las Vegas

Chemene Crawford, Educator, Las Vegas

Dick Collins, Lifelong Educator, Las Vegas

Cathy Dreher, Retired School Administrator, Reno

Jeanne Donadio, Educator, Las Vegas

Mark Jose Dominguez, Educator and School Principal, Henderson

Claudia Fadness, School Administrator, Fernley

Nancy Fitzgerald, Elementary School Teacher, Reno

Charles Fulkerson, Former Assistant Professor of Military Science, Reno

Chris Giunchigliani, Special Education Teacher, Clark County Commissioner, Las Vegas

Mary Griswold, Education Researcher, Reno

Jeffrey Geihs, Educator and School Principal, Las Vegas

Rabin Gokol, American History Teacher, Las Vegas

Rosemary Hall, Educator, Las Vegas

Carol Harter, Former President, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Susan Hastings, High School Science Teacher, Reno

Billy Holben, Educator, Reno

Marsha Irvin, Educator, North Las Vegas

Gaye Johnston, Retired Teacher; Churchill County Partners in Education, Former Executive Director, Fallon

Sandra Mack, Educator, Las Vegas

Ronan Matthew, Canyon Springs High School, Principal, North Las Vegas

Kevin McPartlin, Change Advocate, Las Vegas

Jackie McRitchie, Retired Educator, Henderson

Sarah Mersereau-Adler, High School Teacher, Carson City

Eva Melendrez, Educator, Las Vegas

Glenn Miller, PhD, University Professor, Reno

Scott Millard, Math Teacher, Hug High School, Reno

Eugene Paslov, Former Nevada State Superintendent of Schools, Carson City

Sandra Patterson, Educator, Las Vegas

Bridget Phillips, Educator and Parent, Las Vegas

Charlotte Polise, Retired Public School Teacher, Elko

Micheal Polise, Music Teacher, Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Elko

Taylor S. Powers, Ready for Change, Las Vegas

John Patrick Rice, PhD, Director of Institutional Advancement, Great Basin College, Elko

Jennifer Ring, University Professor of Political Science, Reno

Judy Roberts, Professional Educator, Henderson

Tom Rodriguez, Educator, Henderson

Carlos Romo, Director of Equity and Diversity Office, Truckee Meadows Community College, education advocate, Reno

Peggy Breeding Rosch, Educator, Las Vegas

Joyce Schoenberg, Administrator, University of Nevada, Reno

Stephanie Smith, Educator; North Las Vegas City Councilwoman

William Sullivan, College Administrator, Las Vegas

Daniel Tafoya, Educator, Las Vegas

Teresa Testa, Educator, Las Vegas, Las Vegas

Dina Titus, Minority Leader Nevada State Senate; College Professor, Las Vegas

Neftali Torres, Community Activist, North Las Vegas

Mary Ann Toth, Advocate for Children's Education, Las Vegas

Porter Troutman, Educator, Las Vegas

Jolene Wallace, Professional Educator, Las Vegas

Valerie Waroway, Educator, Las Vegas

Joyce Woodhouse, Former Educator; Nevada State Senator, Henderson

George Workman, Retired Teacher, Former Churchill County School Board Trustee, Fallon