Through most of 2017, the size of the deficit and its impact on jobs were moving targets. Now that the School Board closed the roughly $62 million hole, it’s simply a sad chapter that further eroded trust in Nevada’s education system.
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Through November, bus drivers have been involved in 275 crashes. Most have been minor, none has resulted in fatalities among students or drivers and few have caused injuries.
Lawsuits, buyouts, silence leave future of embattled health-care provider for Clark County School District teachers and other staff in doubt.
State Superintendent Steve Canavero said Wednesday he plans to leverage funds from three different nonprofits to hire a consultant from a district that has undergone a similar process to the one Clark County is going through.
State approvals of charters with open-ended starting dates and location makes anticipating the impact a logistical nightmare for the Clark County School District.
Class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that employees paid more for health care than was promised and in some cases were sued over unpaid medical bills or were refused medical treatment.
As the state’s population grows more diverse, more funding is going to help students from low-income families and English language learners. But education advocates say that doesn’t lift kids who aren’t in those challenged groups.
Schools document more cases of students having suicidal thoughts and psychologist says younger kids also seem susceptible.
Iowa-based Ray and Associates, which touted itself as the most experienced education executive search firm in the nation, will head up the effort to find a qualified replacement for outgoing Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky.
More than 50 speakers commented Tuesday about the proposed regulation outlining how school districts should treat gender diverse students, with many saying it would go against their Christian values.
The struggling schools, all in Clark County, remain in the running to be partnered with a charter school through the state’s controversial Achievement School District program.
In a litmus test of the state-mandated Clark County School District reorganization, a school leadership team is asking the School Board to reconsider its rejection of principals’ request to hire outside vendors for custodial services.
School district police say the officer, Scott Weissinger, 56, illegally entered a home and choked a student earlier this month.
Students at Green Valley High School have raised roughly $60,000 for the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund by selling Vegas Strong T-shirts to schools across the Clark County School District.
Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowksy says he is banning Trustee Kevin Child from district property after he repeatedly ignored the restrictions Skorkowsky put in place for visiting schools and staff.
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