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Ex-CCSD administrator named Nevada schools superintendent

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.

Panel hears bills to waive teacher studies, aid bullying victims

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.

Bill would mandate suicide prevention training for Nevada school staff

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.

33 apply for Nevada’s top public education post

A number of top administrators in public school districts throughout Nevada are among the applicants for the state superintendent of public instruction.