The bill allocates $64.5 million for a new school, to replace a decades-old building that sits adjacent to a hydrocarbon plume.
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Assembly Bill 118 reduces the board overseeing the Nevada System of Higher Education from 13 members to nine, in addition to establishing four-year terms.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed two bills related to funding for K-12 education and authorizing spending by state agencies.
Gov. Joe Lombardo held a signing ceremony for Assembly Bill 73. The changes go into effect immediately amid high school graduation season.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee voted against the K-12 education budget, saying more money should have been spent on literacy programs and teacher training.
Assembly Bill 175 would change the makeup of Clark County’s board to have elected and appointed members.
The event was meant to highlight Assembly Bill 400, which would expand the program from its $6.6 million per fiscal year to 0.5 percent of the state Education Fund.
Legislators got their first chance Wednesday to consider two bills proposed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, during more than six hours of testimony.
Community colleges could soon be managed under separate boards of trustees instead of by the NSHE Board of Regents under a bill heard by lawmakers.
Local governments may be barred from operating a charter school under a sweeping education focused bill heard by lawmakers Monday.
UNLV’s Immigration Clinic which represents hundreds of immigrants may be at risk of shutting its doors if it doesn’t secure additional funding from a Nevada Legislature bill.
Teachers may be required to cut down on time spent preparing and administering certain standardized tests under a bill considered by lawmakers Thursday.
The Owyhee Combined School was built in the 1950s adjacent to a hydrocarbon plume, and tribal leaders believe it is the cause of more than 100 of its members getting cancer.
Gov. Joe Lombardo testified Thursday before the Assembly Committee on Education in support of Assembly Bill 330, which would repeal a school restorative justice requirement.
Lawmakers called on the CCCSD police to alter its use of force procedures following an altercation between a student and police officer last month.
Sean Bloom has a sharp eye for success, always considering risk versus reward. Last year, the 21-year-old made headlines alongside his billionaire father, Jay Bloom, after narrowly escaping a deadly trip aboard OceanGate’s Titan Sub. They might both be dead if Jay hadn’t heeded Sean’s warning. “I’m always assessing whether potential deals or situations are […]
A man accused of beating a victim to death and mutilating his face in downtown Las Vegas might go to trial.
Google wants to spend “a significant amount of dollars” to offer internet service that will help students and remote workers, an official said.
As part of the Oakland Athletics’ nonrelocation agreement, the team could play seven home games per season away from Las Vegas and its planned Strip ballpark.
The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.