A new program at Nevada State University is hoping to address a need for mental health professionals in schools.
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The negotiated agreement, approved by an arbitrator, came after a long period of negotiations and disputes between the teachers union and the school district.
An arbitrator has approved a contract after a months-long, acrimonious dispute over pay and benefits between school teachers and the Clark County School District.
The Clark County School Board voted unanimously during a Thursday meeting in Boulder City to approve a yearly report that outlines how the nearly $778 million is being spent.
A tuberculosis investigation is underway involving a person with active TB who was on 26 Clark County School District campuses and at a district training center.
A gunman killed three people and seriously injured a fourth at UNLV’s campus. The shooting began inside Beam Hall, which houses the Lee Business School.
A veteran professor of operations management and supply is the suspect in the fatal shooting on the UNLV campus.
The latest changes — which took effect Tuesday — are related to Infinite Campus, a system that teachers use for tasks such as logging attendance and grades.
Substitute teachers in the Clark County School District say they haven’t received a pay increase announced two months ago for taking assignments at high-needs schools.
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro called Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara’s administration a “failure”
Rasheda Rose, 29, has been charged with two felony counts of child abuse. Police say students recorded her encouraging them not to report what happened.
Speaker Steve Yeager said now is the time for new leadership in the Clark County School District, which said Jesus Jara will remain in his position.
The loan will be used to form a fund for charter school operators to expand existing facilities and build new schools in the state.
The email contained students’ pictures, ID numbers, home and email addresses and sibling information, one parent said.
The Clark County School District reached a $150,000 settlement last month with Brett Gilman, who was investigated after social media exchanges with now-school board trustee Katie Williams.