The desert tortoise officially emerged from his Springs Preserve burrow about 1:25 p.m. Saturday afternoon, according to a Clark County release.
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About 70 students are involved in the hands-on Urban Adventures class this semester, working together to investigate two fictional murders.
State prekindergarten programs would expand under an Assembly bill that would allocate $4 million in each of the next two years for the state’s youngest students.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Monday tapped Jhone Ebert, a former Clark County School District leader and current deputy commissioner in the New York State Education Department, as the state’s next superintendent of public instruction.
The Clark County School District informed parents that a group of men followed a student who was walking to Tarkanian Middle School in the south valley on Wednesday morning.
Richard Knoeppel, 32, who teaches architecture at the Advanced Career and Technologies Academy, learned Wednesday that he would be one of just five inductees from around the nation in a ceremony later this year.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, 18-year-old Sean Stewart will graduate this May from Shadow Ridge High with a perfect attendance record across 12 years — a total of over 2,000 days.
Principal Sherry Pendleton nominated Jackson Bentham to represent Nevada in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. He was selected as one of two in the state and the only in his age group to receive recognition, Pendleton said.
Rainbow Dreams Academy has a challenging road ahead. The Clark County School District-sponsored charter school, in the Historic Westside, was placed on a remediation plan by the School Board because of the academic struggles of its one-star elementary school and two-star middle school.
Attorneys for two former students are suing the Elko County School District, alleging the district knew about a teacher’s sexual abuse of minors and could have acted to protect them, including one who later killed himself.
Nevada teachers would not be required to study the state’s Constitution and state laws governing schools under a new Senate bill heard before the Senate Committee on Education on Monday.
The measure would require every school board and charter school to ensure that all licensed staff receive training, including warnings signs that a pupil may be suicidal and on how to refer students to the appropriate services.
The Clark County School District said Wednesday that a person at Durango High School has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
A number of top administrators in public school districts throughout Nevada are among the applicants for the state superintendent of public instruction.
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Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
The Las Vegas Strip casino introduced a new tier in its loyalty program, and visitors will need to reach at least that tier to receive unlimited free parking.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.
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