More than a third of Clark County School District students were chronically absent during the 2022-2023 school year, according to state officials.
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The loan will be used to form a fund for charter school operators to expand existing facilities and build new schools in the state.
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.
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A Henderson man accused of firing 112 bullets in his condo on Friday night told police he was protecting himself from robbers. Investigators found no such evidence.
Celine Dion told her documentary audience, “This is by far the biggest crowd I’ve had in years. I hope to see you all again very, very soon.”
NSHE acknowledged concerns from the Jewish community about comments made by a regent who serves as vice chair of the board’s diversity committee.
Two teenage twins accused in commercial firework attacks in a Henderson church in March were indicted last week on several felony charges.