Classmates who take high school-level math course while still in middle school aren’t included in state’s results, making a bad statistic look even worse.
Education
Nevada has poured millions of dollars into public education in recent years. Gov. Brian Sandoval’s $1.5 billion tax package in 2015 was intended to boost Nevada’s standing and demonstrate its investment in public schools.
The Clark County School District’s new Community Budget Advisory Committee met for the first time Friday in Las Vegas to begin looking into ways to avoid future budget holes.
Signs of excess are everywhere on the Strip, but the Clark County School District struggles to fill even basic needs. Why are our schools starving?
Can too many administrators spoil the classroom? That’s a question a Board of Regents member seemed to ask the Nevada System of Higher Education.
A new group will serve as a clearinghouse for parents involved with school organizational teams as part of the state-mandated Clark County School District reorganization.
Less than half of students in Nevada and Clark County in grades three through eight are proficient in English and about one-third are proficient in math, according to new data from the state Department of Education.
The budget crisis facing the Clark County School District is no surprise. Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky predicted it just 19 months ago.
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