Unraveling Education w/Danielle Ford

After Jhone Ebert was tapped to lead CCSD, the Nevada Governor quietly filled her old State Superintendent seat — triggering controversy, questions, and a whole lot of political maneuvering.

In Part 2 of The Superintendent Shuffle, I investigate the power play behind Nevada’s education leadership, including:

-Why I filed an Open Meeting Law complaint

-How former Nevada State Superintendent Steve Canavero returned to the scene 

-What role Chiefs for Change continues to play

-And how this affects transparency, public trust, and privatization in Nevada education

💥 This isn’t just about one job — it’s about how power, politics, and influence shape your kids’ schools. It's about a few men at the top bypassing the entire Nevada Board of Education.

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In Part 1 of The Superintendent Shuffle, I break down the Clark County School District’s (CCSD) superintendent hiring process, and why it has educators, families, and policy-watchers in Southern Nevada raising red flags.

🔎 You’ll learn:

-Why the public erupted (again) over CCSD’s opaque hiring process

-How Chiefs for Change reappeared in the background

-What insiders are saying about the leading candidate's sudden removal

-How this all impacts transparency, trust, and leadership in public education

👀 Part 2 picks up after the ccsd board meeting where the new Superintendent is chosen, and the political fallout that followed.

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This is the real, unfiltered story of how the COVID-19 pandemic hit the education system in Las Vegas, NV and how power, politics, and profit impacted millions of lives.

• What really happened behind closed doors?
• Why was the community ignored ?
•Who was pulling the strings behind the scenes?

This is Season 2, Episode 1 of Unraveling Education, a deep dive into the chaos, corruption, and consequences of pandemic-era school decisions.

--> Were you a student, teacher, or parent in early 2020? Drop your experience in the comments. I want to hear YOUR story.

To start at the beginning of these "Storytimes", the linear re-telliing from my perspective, watch "Diary of a New School Board Trustee"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtFWanCqsEU&t=3s

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Learn what Moms for Liberty really is and who’s behind them, the long history of book bans, the obsession with transgender policies, the WHY behind anti-CRT initiatives, and the REAL agenda that’s propelling all the chaos surrounding public education in America.

This episode is a binge of "The Education Wars" by Jennifer Berkshire & Jack Schneider 🔗 https://amzn.to/3WzeAAR

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This is the epic conclusion to "The Jesus Jara Chronicles". Learn about the closed sessions, mediation, and legal scandals that were orchestrated to punish school board members, rip off taxpayers, and get Jesus Jara contracts and huge payouts...

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We're really getting into the heat of Jesus Jara's corruption in CCSD now, friends! Learn about the scheme to get Superintendent Jara's contract extended, the time he was fired... and then unfired... and way more!

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This episode is all about my experience with the absolute lawless tyrant, Jesus Jara, and the evil and maniacal things he did while he was superintendent of CCSD, the 5th largest school district in the country.

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This episode chronicles Jesus Jara’s employment before during and after my term on the Clark County school board, it includes the chaos he purposely crafted and the destruction he caused so that he could remain employed and continue to gain power.

By the finale, you’ll understand the methods he used to bribe those who could be bribed, threaten and punish the rest, force thousands of educators, staff and admin to quit, bring student enrollment numbers down by 30,000.

These stories fully explain how Jesus Jara pathologically lied to everyone he could, was almost fired, and then fired and then unfired, threatened and sued the board multiple times, dodged getting a proper evaluation for almost 6 years, all while being constantly rewarded with contract extensions and raises taking his final salary to over $400,000 plus perks, qualifying for the Nevada retirement system, and received a lump sum payout of $250,000 when he resigned without notice.

Settle in. We have a lot to cover…

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In this special Election Episode, I’ll explain why I semi-impulsively decided to run for Nevada Board of Education and tell you the details of my race.

I’ll showcase 3 candidates who are running for the Clark County School Board, who I believe would bring much-needed positive changes to the district.

And we’ll go over some election info and ways to get involved in campaigns!

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Candidate Donation Links:

Anna Binder: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/friends-for-anna-marie-binder-1

Tameka Henry: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tameka-henry-committee-to-elect-2

Kamilah Bywaters: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kamilah4trustee

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My guest for this episode is Mike DeGuire. Mike was a principal in Denver, Colorado for 12 years, where he witnessed privatization agendas play out that led to half of the Denver School District being taken over by Charter Schools.

As a researcher, public education advocate, and member of Advocates for Public Education Policy, he’s spent the last few years pushing for major changes to the Denver school district and the state of Colorado.

We had a great conversation about the privatization movement and how students are being harmed by it. I found lots of similarities between Denver and CCSD and Mike shared some connections to Nevada that I did not know about. So get your pencils ready…

Read "Billionaires Exposed" at https://networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Billionaires-Report-Final.pdf


📖 Books Referenced 📖
A Wolf at the School House Door: https://amzn.to/3VnTJS9
Democracy in Chains: https://amzn.to/4akRxPx
Outside money in School Board Elections: https://amzn.to/4csfNRv


Mike DeGuire, Ph.D., is an executive coach for school leaders in Denver, and he serves on the board of Advocates for Public Education Policy. He has been a teacher, district level reading coordinator, and a principal in the Denver metro area for most of his education career. He also worked as a leadership consultant for several national education organizations, and as an educator effectiveness specialist with the Colorado Department of Education. He blogs periodically at http://medium.com/@jfiske80.

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*Mike's Last name is pronounced "De Gear"
*Denver has 1/4 "charter" schools and 1/4 "innovation" schools

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Joining me in this episode is CCSD educator, Robert Cowles. We discuss the upcoming CCSD Superintendent Search and history, National Superintendent training programs such as: Chiefs for Change, Broad Academy, etc. We both share our thoughts on what qualities the future leader of the Clark County School District should possess, what selection process should be used, and the Nevada State Legislature’s role in all of this.

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