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Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

Is Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak donating his salary to schools?

Todd Butterworth, The Nevada Independent
yes

During his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, Steve Sisolak committed to donating his take-home governor’s salary to education, and continuing until Nevada’s schools are “turned around.” With his most recent quarterly donation of $27,465, his contributions to public schools since taking office in January 2019 now total $347,000.

Sisolak is dividing the funds among the more than 300 Title I elementary, middle and high schools throughout Nevada. Title I is a federal designation for high-poverty schools based on the percentage of students who qualify for the free and reduced-price lunch program.

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