Nevada could soon join the ranks of states that have been sued over the way they fund public education. Several activist groups in Nevada have indicated they are considering such a step.
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As the state’s population grows more diverse, more funding is going to help students from low-income families and English language learners. But education advocates say that doesn’t lift kids who aren’t in those challenged groups.
It doesn’t snow much in Las Vegas, but snowflakes have shown up at UNLV.
More than 50 speakers commented Tuesday about the proposed regulation outlining how school districts should treat gender diverse students, with many saying it would go against their Christian values.
If “Read by Three” had been in effect last year, more than 10,000 of this year’s fourth-graders might still be in third grade.
The Clark County School District’s new Community Budget Advisory Committee met for the first time Friday in Las Vegas to begin looking into ways to avoid future budget holes.
Signs of excess are everywhere on the Strip, but the Clark County School District struggles to fill even basic needs. Why are our schools starving?
The budget crisis facing the Clark County School District is no surprise. Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky predicted it just 19 months ago.
State Public Charter School Authority appears to be nearing decision on whether to accept Nevada Connections Academy’s plan to improve its 37 percent high school graduation rate.
Nevada is among four states to get U.S. Education Department approval of its plan as required under a new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA.
School officials and parents say a new law intended to keep children safe from sexual predators in schools could lead to a substantial drop-off in volunteers, who are being asked to pony up for the privilege of helping out.
Sheila Moulton, a Las Vegas resident who served on the district board for 12 years, will help oversee the state’s public charter schools.
New laws passed by the Nevada Legislature are providing a fuller picture of applicants but are slowing the hiring of those who pass muster, the Clark County School District’s top HR official says.
Nevada’s public records law calls on state government entities to turn over information that isn’t exempted. With requests involving the Clark County School District, that’s often not how it works.
Around 2010, Elko schools halted a longtime practice of hiring retirees and paying them a salary while they collected a pension.
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