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Volunteers at UNLV and Touro University build test kits and key ingredients from scratch to help alleviate a state shortage of tests for the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
The first round of grants — each ranging from about $500 to $1,000 — will be distributed to students automatically based on financial need, the university announced Tuesday.
The economic fallout of COVID-19 could have a greater impact on public schools than the recession, according to Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara.
As of Monday, the school district has served nearly 1.8 million meals since the governor closed schools in mid-March, it says.
The Clark County School District hosted a virtual town hall with Superintendent Jesus Jara and School Board Trustee Deanna Wright on Tuesday afternoon.
Nearly a third of the Clark County School District’s 325,081 students could not be contacted the week after spring break, new data sent to the Nevada Department of Education shows.
Even fire drills are different in the age of coronavirus.
When Clark County students go back to their classrooms, it may be on a staggered bell schedule or through alternate programming, according to new plans presented to the school board Thursday.
The Clark County School District board will hear an update on the district’s plan to conduct distance learning following an order by Gov. Steve Sisolak to keep schools closed.
Educators say they miss the classroom and their kids, but the bigger concern is whether students will remain engaged during the extended at-home learning experience.
While the UNLV campus is closed because of coronavirus concerns, nobody is using the Lied Library — save for one dutiful skeleton.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said Tuesday that Nevada’s schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Seniors at the Las Vegas high school have started an online petition demanding that the school delay their graduation ceremony rather than hold it online.
The Clark County School District was unable to reach nearly a third of its 325,000 students during the second week of distance learning and counted attempts as a contact.