UNLV’s winter commencement featured two Latina students graduating with Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering.
Education
The Clark County School District could receive $32.6 million less in state general education funding due to lower student enrollment numbers than projected.
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.
Former Leavitt Middle School students have been given more options for earning the half-credit they need to graduate from high school.
The Nevada State Board of Education plans to meet Dec. 15 for an information-only discussion about the possibility of requiring later high school start times.
The Clark County School District program began this school year at three east Las Vegas campuses.
Silverado High School students are in their first year of a pen pal exchange with students at Shuyukan High School in Fukuoka, Japan.
It’s the second year the goldendoodle therapy dog has been at the school. His guardian, Principal Jessica Lovell, wants to help students cope with their anxiety.
Two challengers and one incumbent will be sworn in to serve on the Clark County School Board come January.
Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman to go to space, came to Las Vegas to speak to teens and encourage them to pursue a higher education.
Plan options are available for newborns through ninth grade students, and contract rates begin at $39 per month, the Nevada treasurer’s office said.
The nonprofit Green Our Planet held the nation’s largest student-run farmers market Thursday at the Clark County Government Center.
Centennial High School Principal Keith Wipperman has been reinstated after parents and students protested his removal this month.
The Clark County School Board heard an information-only presentation Thursday about student achievement, including targets in its “Focus: 2024” five-year strategic plan.
More than 340 children were injured by crashes within a quarter-mile of Clark County school campuses, during hours immediately before and after classes, state data shows. CCSD numbers are much lower. Here’s why.