The university’s College of Liberal Arts announced Friday it has hired Colette LaBouff, who has led New Mexico’s Taos Center for the Arts since 2018.
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Michael Green, an associate professor of history at UNLV, recently added to the body of Abraham Lincoln literature with “Lincoln and Native Americans,” which examines Lincoln’s actions regarding Native Americans.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board voted Friday to conditionally approve a resubmitted application for Strong Start Academy Elementary School.
The Clark County School Board voted 4-3 on Thursday night to appoint Lisa Guzman to the State Board of Education’s Assembly Bill 469 subcommittee.
The state will again consider allowing the Clark and Washoe county school districts to hire emergency substitute teachers who have only a high school diploma.
The Clark County School District released its latest batch of employee and student absence numbers on Friday following school campuses reopening this week.
The Raiders selected the elementary school principal to reward him for stepping in as a substitute teacher and doing janitorial work, among other things, during the pandemic.
Awards through the Public Education Foundation’s Scholarships Plus program range from $250 to $20,000 per year. High school seniors, college students can apply through Jan. 31.
University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval is defending his decision to begin the spring semester with mostly in-person classes in the face of a surge in COVID-19 cases.
A girls basketball coach was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempted sexual misconduct, police said.
The Clark County School District reopened its campuses Wednesday, but officials couldn’t say whether the extreme staffing shortages of last week had improved during the break.
Clark County School District campuses reopen Wednesday with more than 1,000 employees cleared to return to work following a “pause” caused by a COVID-19-related staffing shortage.
The Andre Agassi Foundation for Education and the Engelstad Foundation will give winners of a three-phased contest up to $500,000 to solve one question: “Who has an idea for improving Nevada’s educational landscape?”
The Clark County School District’s five-day pause, which includes two canceled school days, began Friday due to “extreme staffing shortages” spurred by a surge of COVID-19 cases.
The Clark County School District announced Friday it will change start and end times at more than half of its campuses next school year. Most are an adjustment of less than 30 minutes.