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Administrators are recommending a five-day suspension for Shushan Sadjadi for violations of school policy, including attempts to get students to speak with reporters.
The Garside Junior High School teacher was ordered to leave campus, said attorney Brian Berman, and her keys and badge were taken.
Native American enrollment is down at Nevada colleges, a trend students and professors say reflects an unwelcoming community that’s not committed to recruiting more familiar faces on campus.
During a 10-hour meeting, the school board this week decided to switch to full-time distance learning for middle and high schools Dec. 2.
The lessons are posted online, but to reach students who don’t have a computer or an internet connection, the district is printing packets and then distributing them via school buses.
Nevada’s public colleges and universities will postpone in-person graduation ceremonies this spring and remain on online-only instruction through the end of the year.
The Opportunity Scholarship program, launched in 2015, allows businesses to donate money toward tuition for low-income students in exchange for a tax write-off.
Nevada legislators have given final approval to a regulation that guides how school districts should address the needs of transgender students.
The troubled elementary-level program of the Nevada Virtual Academy charter school will remain open if it meets certain thresholds following an agreement Monday with the State Public Charter School Authority.
Last week, advocates held a live Q&A with the Clark County School District budget chief and challenged legislators at a public meeting to step up to the plate. Other behind-the-scenes organizing efforts also are quietly building momentum.
Threats circulating on social media this weekend of a planned high school shooting last Monday morning originated in Alabama, Clark County School District police confirmed Sunday.
Classmates who take high school-level math course while still in middle school aren’t included in state’s results, making a bad statistic look even worse.
State grants funded by federal Title 1 program awarded to 11 districts around the state, up from five a year ago.
Las Vegas police are investigating after a 17-year-old Laughlin High School student was found dead near Harrah’s Laughlin hotel-casino Tuesday evening after walking out of an exam that morning.
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