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CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announces retirement

Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announced Thursday that he will step down when his current contract concludes at the end of June 2018.

Clark County magnet schools’ popularity leaves many in the lurch

Less than 60 percent of applicants are admitted to magnet and career-tech schools, despite growth in number of available slots in recent years. The schools’ performance tells why they exert such a strong pull.

Clark County principals, in survey, say they want more control

In school district survey, school administrators say they would like control over more areas, everything from hours the custodians work to whether they use district tech support to fix computers.

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Nevada official says CCSD can’t blame budget deficit on state

Nevada’s top education official is pushing back against Clark County school officials’ assertion that part of the district’s budget deficit was caused by declines in state funding, pinning the blame on poor planning and management on the district’s part.