The highest-ever rate of 84.11 percent was reported for the Class of 2019 with Clark County School District posting an 85.8 percent graduation rate for 2019. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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It’s the first day back to school for students around Clark County and a select few at Southeast Career Technical Academy were present when the district announced its initiative for a new apprenticeship program. Students from all around CCSD who believe college is not the best decision for them after graduation, can “earn what they learn” in various skilled trades.
Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara gave an update about CCSD’s first day of school on Monday, August 12, 2019. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
More than 320,000 students in the Las Vegas area headed back to school on Monday, Aug.12, 2019. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Trustee Danielle Ford used the term “colored students” rather than “students of color” during a heated meeting Thursday night. Trustee Linda Cavazos leaned across the dais to correct her as a few people in the crowd grew angry and eventually stormed out. (Clark County School District)
The achievement district faced strong opposition from traditional schools back in its beginnings in 2016. But with schools like Nevada Rise and Nevada Prep, it’s slowly and steadily growing. Amelia Pak-Harvey/Las Vegas Review-Journal
It’s starts with money. CCSD has a lot. It has a $2.4 billion general fund. The superintendent controls almost none of it. Personnel expenses make up 87 percent of that. The rest goes to things like utilities, gas for school buses and textbooks.