The newcomers will be tasked, along with the remainder of the board, on measuring the progress of the state’s seven public colleges against five strategic goals adopted earlier this year. They include raising graduation rates, increasing access to higher education for Nevadans, and closing the achievement gap.
The Nevada attorney general’s office rules that the board violated the state Open Meeting Law by cutting off “neutral” speakers during a meeting on the controversial policy aimed at addressing issues faced by transgender students.
In the wake of a Thursday melee that saw dozens of students and staff pepper-sprayed, students say fights are common at Western High School and are often sparked by racial tensions between groups of black, Hispanic and white students.
