Students at nearly a dozen Clark County School District campuses — primarily, in North Las Vegas and Henderson — will see changes to attendance boundaries next school year.
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The Clark County Education Association teachers union filed a motion in District Court saying that since contract negotiations have resolved, penalties are no longer necessary.
Jesus Jara, who has been the Clark County School District’s superintendent since 2018, announced in late January that he intends to leave the position. His last day on the job will be Friday.
A Review-Journal investigation into crashes involving students played a part in Clark County’s decision to entertain adding guards at crosswalks near middle schools.
Less than two weeks after submitting his resignation, CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara sent a copy of written remarks for his yearly “State of the Schools” address — which was canceled last month — to the school board.
The board failed a motion to approve Superintendent Jesus Jara’s resignation and a contract amendment, but later gave an OK to negotiate a contract termination
Education officials are probing the use of federal pandemic relief dollars to send staffers to beach destinations after a Review-Journal investigation.
The ACLU of Nevada announced the lawsuit, which names CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara, a high school principal and a former principal as defendants.
The head of Clark County’s teachers union said the timing of Superintendent Jesus Jara’s resignation is “very suspicious” and that the union believes a scandal is brewing.