Some public charter schools in the Las Vegas Valley are using additional state money to increase pay for their employees by as much as 20 percent.
Education
A bill signing ceremony was held Thursday at Ronnow Elementary School in Las Vegas for Senate Bill 189, known as the “Keeping Kids in School Act.”
The Nevada Legislature approved $7 million for public charter school transportation, and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office will start taking applications Friday.
The bill allocates $64.5 million for a new school, to replace a decades-old building that sits adjacent to a hydrocarbon plume.
Assembly Bill 118 reduces the board overseeing the Nevada System of Higher Education from 13 members to nine, in addition to establishing four-year terms.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed two bills related to funding for K-12 education and authorizing spending by state agencies.
Gov. Joe Lombardo held a signing ceremony for Assembly Bill 73. The changes go into effect immediately amid high school graduation season.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee voted against the K-12 education budget, saying more money should have been spent on literacy programs and teacher training.
Assembly Bill 175 would change the makeup of Clark County’s board to have elected and appointed members.
The event was meant to highlight Assembly Bill 400, which would expand the program from its $6.6 million per fiscal year to 0.5 percent of the state Education Fund.
Legislators got their first chance Wednesday to consider two bills proposed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, during more than six hours of testimony.
Teachers told Nevada legislators a law has hindered their ability to immediately deal with disruptive and violent students.
Community colleges could soon be managed under separate boards of trustees instead of by the NSHE Board of Regents under a bill heard by lawmakers.
Local governments may be barred from operating a charter school under a sweeping education focused bill heard by lawmakers Monday.
UNLV’s Immigration Clinic which represents hundreds of immigrants may be at risk of shutting its doors if it doesn’t secure additional funding from a Nevada Legislature bill.