Through a series of trades, efforts to lure settlers and some shady dealings, much of the 4 million acres originally given to the state to benefit public education is now gone.
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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 Clark County teachers union is increasing dues to fund a campaign that would ask voters to approve a tax increase to provide at least $1 billion more annually for public education in Nevada.
Gov. Steve Sisolak squeezed into the kid-size tables to enjoy chicken sliders and apple slices amid the noisy lunch crowd at Staton Elementary School on Tuesday.
The state Board of Examiners approved $50 million for a health and sciences building for the College of Southern Nevada’s Henderson campus.
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.
Gov. Steve Sisolak Wednesday appointed education consultant Karlene McCormick-Lee and four school financial officers to a commission charged with overseeing the new statewide school funding formula.
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro visited Las Vegas on Tuesday, spending time with Clark County teachers and discussing education.
Sisolak on Friday called it “astounding” that Clark County School District leaders did not account for contractually obligated spending in its budget requests to the Legislature.
Parents whose children attend private schools on scholarships funded by state tax incentives are suing over a cap on the program imposed during the recent legislative session.
Gov. Steve Sisolak is donating his second-quarter salary to Nevada’s public schools, the second time this year he has signed over his paycheck to help the state’s schools.
Gov. Steve Sisolak says state school districts will receive money promised by extending a state payroll tax despite a lawsuit by Senate Republicans challenging its legality.
Friday’s vote authorized UNLV acting President Marta Meana to move forward on the plan to sell $125 million in bonds issued by NSHE to build the 140,000-square-foot building.
Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Thom Reilly will not seek an extension after his three-year term ends in 2020, an aide announced Wednesday.
Washoe County school trustees are expected to fire Superintendent Traci Davis on Monday, after allegations of leaked confidential information and turmoil within the district’s ranks.