Vacancies in the Clark County School District could lead to larger class sizes, more classes covered by substitute teachers and fewer course offerings.
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Clark County School District leaders provided an update Thursday on new safety measures in place for the upcoming school year.
U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey wrote in an order that parents who filed the complaint “hadn’t established a viable legal basis for their federal claims.”
The Public Education Foundation’s “superstore” provides school supplies to teachers to reduce their out-of-pocket expenses.
More than half of all schools in the district will see changes to their start times, with most of those starting earlier.
The Clark County School District will return to classes next month with more proactive measures in place, according to an assistant superintendent.
With a new school year approaching, the Clark County School District says it doesn’t have an employee COVID-19 vaccination mandate and its development “has not been necessary.”
Five charter schools, tuition-free public schools that receive state funding, are opening in August in Las Vegas.
A captain with the Metro Police Department said officers would not hesitate to stop a suspect in the event of a school shooting in Clark County.
A researcher with Brookings Mountain West at UNLV reviewed more than a million Tweets responding to the mass shooting in Buffalo, Uvalde and Highland Park. She sorted users based on self-reported political affiliations and examined their statements.
Under a policy passed Thursday, district students can earn no more than a 4.95 weighted GPA.
Wendell Williams, who started the first Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Las Vegas, now is planning a back-to-school celebration for the city’s Historic Westside.
In September 2021, the Clark County school board approved revisions to a change of school assignment policy. The upcoming school year is the first where students will be impacted.
Seven Las Vegas-area students are among 22 recipients of a new $20,000 Caesars Entertainment scholarship honoring Eldorado Resorts founder Don Carano.
A charter school principal in Las Vegas is accused of allowing teachers to steal $150,000 worth of merchandise by submitting fake requests for classroom materials.
