Both used strong language in criticizing Jesus Jara, saying he that he had misrepresented the district’s role in the legislation in multiple public forums last week.
Education
Proposed cuts to Nevada’s education budget are expected to disproportionately impact the state’s poor and minority students, and advocates and some lawmakers are pushing for the Legislature to find ways to keep those programs whole.
No candidate running for Clark County School District Board of Trustees got more than 50 percent of the vote.
Eight candidates have filed to replace longtime Trustee Deanna Wright on the Clark County School District Board of Trustees in District A, which includes the Henderson area.
Seven candidates have filed to replace term-limited Linda Young on the Clark County School District board of trustees.
Six candidates are challenging Clark County School District Board of Trustees President Lola Brooks in her first reelection campaign.
In Clark County, no one would say whether the child of a man who tested positive for the virus was a public or charter school student. In Northern Nevada, things were different.
A parent group plans to sue the state of Nevada, alleging the state has violated its constitutional responsibility by not providing sufficient resources.
Parents and students are suing the State Public Charter School Authority in an attempt to overturn its decision to close Nevada Connections Academy over performance issues.
The university will instead house students in two private apartment communities as work continues to repair two campus buildings damaged in a July 2019 boiler explosion.
The Clark County teachers union unveiled a second voter initiative Wednesday afternoon that would hike a portion of the state’s sales tax, raising more than $1 billion for education in Nevada.
A new elementary school in the southwest Las Vegas Valley will be named for late state assemblyman and longtime education advocate Tyrone Thompson.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents approved dozens of fee increases, including one that amounts to a tuition hike for Nevada State College’s nursing programs.
The action comes as the university sues an architectural firm after finding that dozens of wheelchair seats did not meet federal disability standards after renovations.
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro visited Las Vegas on Tuesday, spending time with Clark County teachers and discussing education.