Six students shared how they had been affected by COVID-19 and resulting school closures with the former second lady.
Education
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.
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.
Eight candidates are seeking to replace the term-limited Trustee Chris Garvey in the District B seat, which covers the north and northeastern part of the Las Vegas Valley.
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.
The Clark County School District will offer interest-free loans to some employees who have been affected by the payroll issues that have plagued the district since early January.
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.
Employees began to notice issues with the district’s new Human Capital Management System in early January, when checks for teachers, substitutes and staff arrived with errors.
David McKinnis, who joined the district in April 2019, announced Monday that he is leaving the district effective Friday due to personal family reasons.