The state’s medical schools are seeing growing interest — as measured by applications for admission — during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Despite rising COVID-19 case rates, the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority will continue allowing some in-person classes in counties with elevated virus transmission.
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed the emergency regulation relaxing hiring restrictions for public school districts and charter schools last week.
The Clark County School District announced Wednesday it will transition many of its employees to telecommuting through the end of the month.
UNLV knocked $50 off a facilities fee to compensate for limited access to some services because of COVID-19, but some students say the discount isn’t enough.
The protest, organized by Nevada nonprofit Power2Parent, took place outside the Clark County School District’s Administrative Center on West Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas.
Kim Law, Robert Cuccurullo and Mark Nekoba are among 20 Clark County teachers who were recognized in late May. Now, they’re gearing up for an unusual school year.
The Clark County School District is using Canvas, an online learning management system, for distance education. Teachers are facing a crunch to get virtual classrooms set up by Monday.
The majority of schools offering in-person classes starting this month are restricting visitor and parent access due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Clark County School District has submitted a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking to continue offering free meals to children using a drive-thru format this school year.
Schools are handing out tens of thousands of the basic laptop computers and arranging internet connections for students who would otherwise be left in the lurch.
The service provided two fixed routes connecting Nevada State College with the College of Southern Nevada’s Charleston, North Las Vegas and Henderson campuses.
When the new school year begins in August, students can walk or take buses to the nearest school to pick up free meals to take home, Superintendent Jesus Jara said.
A middle school is being built in the Mountain’s Edge area of southwest Las Vegas, and an elementary school is under construction in Henderson.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday that students with an F-1 academic visa or M-1 vocational visa can’t take online-only classes during the fall semester.
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