The Clark County School District’s teacher recruiting trips — and the federal tax dollars used to pay for them — are now under further scrutiny at the state and federal level.
This news comes in the wake of a 13 Investigates report revealing that the three pricey beachfront excursions landed almost zero return on the district’s investment.
We’ve now received word that both the U.S. and Nevada Department of Education are evaluating the nearly $55,000 used to recruit coast to coast and beyond.
It was the week of July 4, 2023 when at least 17 Clark County School District employees flew to Miami, where they stayed for five days at the Holiday Inn
Oceanfront hotel. There was no job fair or education convention. The district created its own hiring event, holding two recruiting sessions over two half-days amid the nearly week-long trip.
The district confirms only two people showed up, and neither of them filled out an application.
The trip cost nearly $40,000 — most of which came from the federal pandemic-era Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund, often referred to as the ESSER fund.