Documents show the health insurance trust that covers Clark County teachers was $43 million in debt as of February — the first indication of the scope of the deficit.
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Changes are coming to Clark County teachers’ health insurance plan in an effort to keep the trust solvent.
For 2021-22, 233,258 students have registered, including 11,853 who have signed up for a distance learning option, as of June 21.
Controversy over how racial issues are taught in K-12 schools reached the Clark County School Board Thursday night as outraged audience members forced a brief recess.
The Desert Pines High School students were quarantined last week after a single COVID-19 case on the campus during summer school.
Remarks come before news conference highlighting a new law that will provide billions in additional revenue for the construction and maintenance of state schools.
The Summer Acceleration program, funded by federal emergency money, is free to all Clark County students this year.
The Clark County School District and Nevada colleges aren’t planning to drop policies requiring mask-wearing on campuses and offices.
Formerly an emergency response to school closures, distance learning may become a permanent fixture on Nevada’s learning landscape.
A distance learning option will remain available to families who choose it, but they must opt in for the program by May 21 and meet certain requirements.
Graduation plans for the Class of 2021 were rolled out Thursday, with the Clark County School District announcing that schools can hold in-person ceremonies.
All employees of the Clark County School District’s Human Resources department are quarantining for 10 days after a third case of COVID-19 was reported in the office.
Thousands of middle and high school students at the Clark County School District are expected to return to classrooms Monday after more than a year of all-virtual learning.
If School Board’s interpretation of an “auto-renewal clause” in the superintendent’s contract is upheld, it could lead to his departure from his post as early as this summer.
District representatives say “more than half” the requests were from licensed employees such as speech and language therapists, physical therapists and school psychologists.