The loan will be used to form a fund for charter school operators to expand existing facilities and build new schools in the state.
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Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said school districts have the ability to access new education funding authorized by the Legislature to pay teachers and staff “what they’re owed.”
Joey Gilbert will now serve as the Douglas County School District’s legal counsel after its Board of Trustees voted to select his law firm for the job.
The school district’s trustees are set to consider hiring a former gubernatorial candidate’s law firm as its legal counsel.
School districts and other groups can now apply for a state grant meant to fund early childhood literacy programs.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed two bills related to funding for K-12 education and authorizing spending by state agencies.
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.
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.
Teachers may be required to cut down on time spent preparing and administering certain standardized tests under a bill considered by lawmakers Thursday.
Lawmakers called on the CCCSD police to alter its use of force procedures following an altercation between a student and police officer last month.
“What I’m asking for in this particular bill is really to try and protect those kids who are nonverbal, who aren’t really able to communicate what’s been going on with them in the classroom,” said Sen. Scott Hammond, R-Las Vegas.
There would be fewer university regents under a bill discussed in the Nevada Legislature on Thursday, which would reduce membership from 13 to nine members.
Superintendents proposed legislation Friday that would create a school modernization commission and would increase the power of local school districts.
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Members of the Henderson Fire Department demonstrated how they respond to a 911 call about a child trapped in a hot car.
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