The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Nevada edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers could make improvements to benefit both students and teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into six areas that include a total of 27 goals. Broadly, these goals examine the impact of state policy on the preparation, certification, licensure, compensation and effectiveness of teachers across the elementary, secondary and special education spectra. Nevada's progress toward meeting these goals is summarized. Overall, Nevada lags behind most other states in implementing teacher-related policy. Nevada completely missed 16 goals, met a small portion of three, partially met five, nearly met two and fully met only one. While the state needs to improve in all goal areas, Nevada has the most work to do in Area 5, "Alternate Routes to Certification," and Area 6, "Preparation of Special Education Teachers." Nevada stands out for funding differential pay initiatives that link teacher compensation to district and school needs and help achieve a more equitable distribution of teachers among schools. The state could further strengthen its teacher compensation policies by reintroducing a performance pay program, one that would reward teachers for student-achievement gains. The state should also work to ensure that special education teacher candidates receive the training they need to become highly qualified. In addition, the state should consider offering at least one genuine alternate route to certification. The body of the report provides a more detailed breakdown of the state's strengths and weaknesses in each area. Detailed rationale and "Food for Thought" for each area and corresponding goal are appended. (Contains 72 figures.) [Additional funding for this first edition of the "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" was provided by the Achelis Foundation, Bodman Foundation, Daniel's Fund, Fisher Family Foundation, Gleason Foundation, and The Teaching Commission. This state report is part of NCTQ's State Teacher Policy Yearbook series. For the national summary, see ED506661.]