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UNLV group wants apology from, meeting with North Las Vegas police

Black Lives Matter UNLV and the university’s NAACP chapter are demanding a meeting with the North Las Vegas Police Department after seven officers disrupted a poetry event outside the student union on Tuesday night.

School Board selects firm to search for next Clark County superintendent

Iowa-based Ray and Associates, which touted itself as the most experienced education executive search firm in the nation, will head up the effort to find a qualified replacement for outgoing Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky.

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UNLV upset after police disrupt Black Lives Matter event

UNLV President Len Jessup has called the actions of North Las Vegas police officers “unacceptable” after they entered campus unannounced Tuesday night and disrupted a Black Lives Matter event.

Joseph Crowley, longtime UNR president, dies at 84

Crowley served as president of the university for 23 years, from 1978 to 2001, and returned for a brief stint as interim president in 2005. He also served as president of the NCAA from 1993-1995.

 
Ex-Raiders celebrate Henderson students’ activity achievement

Four ex-players and members of the Raiderettes cheer students at Josh Stevens Elementary for logging 645,070 minutes of physical activity as part of the NFL Play 60 Challenge.

Benefits threatened in Clark County, state teachers unions feud

National, state organizations say local teachers will lose access to benefits like legal representation and liability insurance on Friday as a result of an ongoing dispute over how members’ dues are spent.

After outcry, Nevada delays school gender diversity regulation

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.

Henderson creates plan for pot money to flow to schools

Education advisory board seen as likely to recommend a grantlike approach in which schools will apply to fund specific projects with money raised from license fees from city’s marijuana dispensaries.

More than 1 answer to how well Nevada funds education

A circular debate between public school advocates and legislators over whether the state’s education system gets enough money has forestalled significant improvement.

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