Since fiscal year 2006, the county’s Department of Air Quality has transferred more than $7.3 million in air quality penalty funds to the Clark County School District.
Education
The fight between two students at Spring Valley High started on the quad and drew a large crowd, prompting officers to fire pepper spray and triggering a lockdown.
Many educators and parents wonder how the school district found up to $20 million to pay for professional development raises, ending a weekslong impasse over the issue.
Gov. Steve Sisolak Wednesday appointed education consultant Karlene McCormick-Lee and four school financial officers to a commission charged with overseeing the new statewide school funding formula.
Officials with the Clark County School District and the teachers union have tentatively agreed on the terms of a contract forthe 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years, averting a threatened strike on Sept. 10.
The cooling issues at Durango High School are happening in the midst of an excessive heat warning issued for the Las Vegas Valley.
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro visited Las Vegas on Tuesday, spending time with Clark County teachers and discussing education.
A federal mediator may join the negotiations for the first time after the Clark County Education Association agreed to allow a third party to get involved.
The Clark County School District filed for an injunction in court on Monday to stop what the district called a “crippling strike” that the teachers union has threatened for Sept. 10 amid stalled contract negotiations.
Mack Middle School students relocated to Chaparral High School on Monday after issues with air conditioning, the Clark County School District told parents.
Gail Hudson wiped back an abundance of tears as she stood in the courtyard of Hummel Elementary on Monday, overwhelmed by the surprise honor of Nevada’s Teacher of the Year.
A few hundred people turned out for a protest Monday morning in support of the teacher’s union, which is threatening to strike against the Clark County School District.
Union leaders in other states say “common enemy” helped unify educators, communities, but that level of cooperation has not yet been seen in Southern Nevada.
A group of Native American students at UNLV wants the university to remove the statue of its mascot from campus, and make other changes to create a more welcoming atmosphere for indigenous students and staff.
Sisolak on Friday called it “astounding” that Clark County School District leaders did not account for contractually obligated spending in its budget requests to the Legislature.