Nine bills were moved forward by the Nevada Senate education committee Thursday, heading either to the chamber’s floor or the finance committee for further discussion.
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High school students from around Nevada descended on the capital Thursday to learn about the legislative process.
Days after being introduced, the bill that would enshrine the regulation governing the Clark County School District reorganization into law earned support from both the state Senate and Education committee members.
Nevada students would be required to take an ethnic and diversity studies program in high school under a measure introduced Tuesday.
Students interested in getting a hands-on look at how laws are made — and take a stab at creating their own — have until March 31 to apply for next session’s Nevada Youth Legislature.
The father of a student who committed suicide after being bullied criticized proposed changes to the 2015 law that bears his daughter’s name as a “step backward.”
Nevada students would be mandated to start school at age 5 and could start as young as 4 in pre-kindergarten programs under a bill introduced in the Assembly Wednesday.
All Clark County School Board trustees would be appointed under a proposal laid out Monday by Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas.
The days of running and playing without an agenda during recess may soon be a thing of the past.
Achievement School District charters would be held to the same prevailing wage standard as traditional public schools under a proposal introduced in the Senate education committee Thursday.
Nevada students would have the opportunity to become bilingual as part of a dual-language immersion program presented during the Assembly education committee.
Special education students and teachers will have more protections if a proposal laid out in the Senate education committee meeting moves forward.
The number of Nevada children cultivating green thumbs at school could grow under a proposed grant program.
Nevada high school students would start creating a post-high school “road map” as early as ninth grade, under a program proposed to the Assembly education committee.
The Clark County School District wants incoming charters to consult with the district before a new school is built.
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Officials broke ground in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside for a College of Southern Nevada facility designed to help people get into high-demand industries.
Morning lows will be in the mid-70s, with highs at or near 100 into next week.
The fire, first reported shortly before noon, was just off State Route 160, some 7 miles east of Mountain Springs.
In each of the past three years, more than 100 fatalities have occurred on Nevada roads during the three full months in the span between the two holiday weekends.
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