Nevada elementary schools with kindergarten or pre-kindergarten programs can have their water tested for lead thanks to a grant from the federal government.
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A group of conservative students against the idea of UNLV being declared a sanctuary campus came away satisfied from a Thursday meeting with UNLV President Len Jessup. “We have heard what we wanted to hear from Jessup — that the campus is going to follow federal law,” a group co-founder said.
A group of conservative UNLV students has sent a petition to President Len Jessup, asking him not to declare the university a sanctuary campus and to meet to discuss the issue.
UNLV President Len Jessup has agreed to meet with students this week about their demand to be declared a sanctuary campus, one that ensures protections for undocumented immigrant students who may fear deportation.
The Nevada attorney general’s office has filed a motion asking a district court to clarify or alter its order concerning applications for the education savings account program.
A letter sent by student and community activists to UNLV President Len Jessup on Friday called for the removal of a part-time math instructor who said in a Facebook post that he would alert Immigration and Customs Enforcement about anyone in his class who may have come into the country illegally.
A discussion and subsequent call for a vote surrounding a decrease in enhanced funding at the state’s community colleges caused one education official to accuse the Nevada Board of Regents of violating the state’s open meeting law Friday.
UNLV received a $1.4 million federal grant to research the design, construction and maintenance of future high-speed rail projects, U.S. Sen Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and Rep. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, announced on Thursday.
The final presidential debate generated nearly $114 million in publicity for UNLV and Southern Nevada, more than doubling the initial expectations, the university announced Thursday.