Teachers may be required to cut down on time spent preparing and administering certain standardized tests under a bill considered by lawmakers Thursday.
Education
A day after lawmakers were sworn in, the Assembly Education Committee began meeting to review the scope of the work they will do during the session.
Lisa Cano Burkhead, who graduated from Chaparral High School in 1989, returned to the school’s campus as a substitute Spanish teacher on Monday.
Gov. Steve Sisolak held a ceremonial bill signing on Monday for a mining tax plan that will funnel millions of dollars into education accounts starting in 2023.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed for students to physically return to schools in the fall, rather than to use options such as distance learning or a hybrid system.
With pressure growing for the Clark County School District to modify its school reopening plan, Superintendent Jesus Jara says it’s time to approve the existing blueprint.
School officials from around the state told a Senate panel on Tuesday that some educational requirements imposed on teachers to work in Nevada are burdensome and do not add to the classroom learning experience for their students.