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CCSD relaxes playground restrictions

The Clark County School District’s updated COVID-19 mitigation guidance no longer requires students to stay with a designated peer group during recess and other outdoor activities.

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Clark County trustees to reconsider Teach for America contract

Trustees rejected a renewal of the district’s contract with the nonprofit two weeks ago, saying that the many of the teachers it places in high needs schools leave after two years.

Clark County schools set next meeting on gender-diverse policy

The Clark County School Board will hear from the public once more before deciding whether instruct the superintendent to draft a new policy and regulation for gender-diverse students.

Hot-button education issues fire up parents in Clark County

Recent Clark County School District meetings on a gender-diverse policy drew big crowds, but public discussions of the superintendent search or the recent budget deficit were sparsely attended.

Nevada’s increased education spending tries to hit a moving target

As the state’s population grows more diverse, more funding is going to help students from low-income families and English language learners. But education advocates say that doesn’t lift kids who aren’t in those challenged groups.

Freeway interchange planned for I-15 at Starr Avenue by end of 2018

Las Vegas Paving was awarded a pair of lucrative construction contracts Monday, including a deal that calls for building a $33.7 million freeway interchange for Interstate 15 at Starr Avenue in the southern valley.