The Clark County School District is facing widespread teaching and staff vacancies with less than two weeks before a new school year begins, district officials said Wednesday.
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The first day of school is always fraught with emotion, but Monday’s return to the classroom is expected to bringing an added dimension to the usual anxieties, experts say.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara provided an update Thursday on the district’s plan to reopen schools to preschool through third grade students on March 1.
With one month of virtual school in the books, Clark County School District students, families and teachers report widely varying experiences with distance learning.
Some Las Vegas Valley private schools say they have seen few, if any, COVID-19 cases since opening their doors in August to students for in-person classes.
A student at the College of Southern Nevada and an employee at the University of Nevada Las Vegas have tested positive for COVID-19, according to statements from the schools.
Nevada State Public Charter School Authority granted an exemption to a distance learning mandate for Pinecrest, Mater and Doral academy campuses in Northern Nevada.
The economic fallout of COVID-19 could have a greater impact on public schools than the recession, according to Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara.
As of Monday, the school district has served nearly 1.8 million meals since the governor closed schools in mid-March, it says.
Nearly a third of the Clark County School District’s 325,081 students could not be contacted the week after spring break, new data sent to the Nevada Department of Education shows.
Vegas PBS will offer educational programming from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays beginning Monday while schools across the state remain closed.