The negotiated agreement, approved by an arbitrator, came after a long period of negotiations and disputes between the teachers union and the school district.
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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.
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro called Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara’s administration a “failure”
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 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.
The Clark County Education Association filed a complaint Monday. The state law that prohibits public employee strikes has been in effect since 1969.
The Clark County School District plans to use the funding to implement a literacy and language skills program.
Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the “Acing Accountability” initiative during a news conference at Mater Academy Mountain Vista, a public charter school in Las Vegas.
About 20 people attended a rally Tuesday outside the Clark County School District’s administrative center on West Sahara Avenue to push for teacher raises.
A judge declared Wednesday that a teacher strike had occurred and ordered a preliminary injunction. The Clark County Education Association asked the Nevada Supreme Court for an emergency stay.
The Clark County Education Association filed an emergency motion Thursday with the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to halt a preliminary injunction.
A judge granted a preliminary injunction requested by the Clark County School District to end teacher sickouts.
A group linked with the Nevada State Education Association has filed a referendum petition to repeal the funding for the Athletics’ baseball stadium in Las Vegas.
Clark County School District employees previously could mark emails as confidential, which would cause them to be erased from the system.