The Clark County School District’s three-week “Summer Acceleration” program, which is free for families, concludes Friday.
Education
The district is projecting a slight enrollment decrease of about 3,000 students, which would be the sixth consecutive year with an enrollment drop.
The Clark County School District and Nevada State College have a new agreement to use coronavirus relief money to pay for college tuition for some aspiring teachers.
The proposed changes, which could be approved by the school board Sept. 23, would create centralized application process and space must be available in order for a request to be considered.
Despite the difficulties of the switch to online learning, Nevada colleges realize they cannot return to the pre-pandemic status quo when in-person teaching returns.
In November, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a plan for a permanent campus funded by about $150 million in donations.
Shenmei Wu, 13, and Shenlone Wu, 12, started taking college classes in spring 2018 when they were in elementary school. Shenlone is the youngest student enrolled at UNLV.