The Israeli-American Council held a rally to observe Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and to show support for local Jewish students.
Education
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
The districtwide effort was initiated by two high school students seeking to show unity in response to the fatal shooting on the UNLV campus.
UNLV won’t say if it has launched its own investigation after a third retraction related to the research conducted by a team, including university scientists.
The union’s announcement and demonstration Saturday was its latest tactic in a campaign to press the school district to sign a new labor contract.
Four non-voting members will be added to the Clark County school board in January 2024 — the result of a new hybrid school board law.
The Clark County School District and teachers union plan to return to the bargaining table next week following meetings with Gov. Joe Lombardo.
Jara was the president of the Nevada Association of School Superintendents last year.
Superintendent Jesus Jara said there were no major safety issues on the first day of school. And 90 percent of buses were on time.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara is holding more than a dozen “Java with Jara” community meetings this month and in August.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents voted unanimously on June 30 to authorize the cost-of-living adjustment.
Crossroads Academy purchased the property with financing from an SBA 504 loan and help from the Nevada State Development Corporation.
Nevada was among more than 30 U.S. states and territories that reached a $438.5 million settlement in September with Juul Labs.
The Clark County School Board approved a $1.4 million purchasing award for a company to provide primary care services for support professionals and police.
Although Ashari Hughes had a medical issue, doctors had agreed the 16-year-old could play the game she called “the love of her life,” her father said.