Dana Brickmore

Tiffany Thompson, a sixth-grade teacher at Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas, teaches her class

As charter schools multiply, teachers at traditional public schools have a choice — stay or go?

Charter leaders say their schools certainly aren’t immune to Nevada’s teacher shortage issue. They have to work just as hard to attract and retain educators, and vacancies happen. But as charter schools multiple in Nevada, it gives teachers choice. So why are some taking the leap to the charter world?

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