Remarks come before news conference highlighting a new law that will provide billions in additional revenue for the construction and maintenance of state schools.
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A new summer school option with five full days of free instruction each week will be offered to all Clark County School District students this June.
The school district also presented a proposed reopening plan that would return prekindergarten to 3rd grade students to classrooms first, followed by older students.
Brought by the families of six students in special education, the lawsuit filed on Aug. 21 claims the district has denied students with disabilities a free and appropriate education during distance learning.
The Clark County School District will remain in distance learning through the remainder of the semester, according to a message from Superintendent Jesus Jara.
The Clark County school board will not take a vote on reopening schools or bringing staff back to classrooms at its Oct. 22 meeting next week.
The Nevada Department of Education announced $11 million in grants for services related to distance learning funded through the federal CARES Act.
With the Clark County School District resuming school Aug. 24, information is coming out almost daily on where families can access technology, meals and child care.
Despite city-sponsored options, many parents face heart-breaking choices as they fight to find child care options during distance learning imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trustees Linda Cavazos, Danielle Ford and Linda Young requested the meeting, meeting the threshold for calling such a session, according to School Board President Lola Brooks.
Tears flowed at a meeting of the district’s School Naming Committee on Tuesday as members approved a request by Ronnow Elementary staff to name the school cafeteria after Ronaldo Cesa.
A much-anticipated plan for reopening doors at the Clark County School District will come before the board next week, according to Superintendent Jesus Jara.
We asked some Clark County students about distance learning after they spent the last quarter of the school year coming to grips with online education. Here’s what they told us.
The board voted to deny a resolution that would have extended Superintendent Jesus Jara’s power to take action necessary to continuing the essential operations of the school district.
The Clark County School District began handing out free meals at more than a dozen sites around the Las Vegas Valley on Monday to preserve a vital lifeline for needy students.