Basic Academy of International Studies in Henderson has lost all three of its assistant principals during the just-ended semester amid growing safety concerns among staff members.
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The Art Institute of Las Vegas has closed its doors despite a nearly yearlong effort to save it after the dissolution of its parent company, Dream Center Educational Holdings.
With donors agreeing to foot the bill for the new centerpiece for the medical school, it remains to be seen how the university and its circle of benefactors might interact.
Olamide Ajayi raised the money from friends, family, neighbors and strangers to buoy teacher Lisa Bernauer’s spirits while she was undergoing cancer treatment.
Services will be held Thursday for the College of Southern Nevada’s longest-serving president and the state’s first African American college leader.
Bryan Wachter, senior vice president for government and public affairs for the Retail Association of Nevada, will seek election to the seat currently held by Chris Garvey.
Another magnet school principal found herself the target of complaints, as a small group of parents from Walter Bracken STEAM Academy told Clark County School District trustees they didn’t agree with Principal Stanica Sretenovic’s changes to the school.
High school graduation rates in Nevada and Clark County inched slightly higher in 2019, with both recording new highs, according to state data released Thursday.
Antonio Rael was accused at last week’s School Board meeting of enacting sweeping changes at Clark High School, creating tension between students and driving away teachers.
“This is a level of oversight I welcome,” Superintendent Jesus Jara said before Clark County School District trustees discussed his evaluation Thursday night. “I’m not afraid of being held accountable.”
Previously known as Pack Advantage, the Nevada Guarantee covers tuition, fees and books, as well as academic support to help students graduate in four years.
Nevada’s two public universities experienced spikes in reports of sexual, domestic and dating violence incidents from 2017 to 2018, according to a report to be presented this week to the Board of Regents.
With the deadline to apply for federal student aid looming on Dec. 1, many college-bound students will begin looking for scholarships and other financial assistance.
The program is expected to address a shortage in Southern Nevada of speech pathologists, who work with patients who have disorders related to speech, language or swallowing.
The Clark County School District will spend $505 million on two new Career Technical Academies to relieve overcrowding in North Las Vegas and Henderson-area schools.