Overcrowding is a harsh reality across the Clark County School District, where a majority of schools are operating at over 100 percent of capacity, according to a district report released in October that covers 2016-17.
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More than 900 Clark County teachers were selected as finalists in an awards ceremony that honored dedication, patience and selflessness. Twenty were each awarded a prize of $5,000 for personal use, $1,000 for their school and a custom medallion.
Clark County School Board trustees on Thursday pulled controversial proposals from the agenda that would terminate confidential employees at the end of their contracts, a plan that sparked a harsh backlash and highlighted the continuing tensions between Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky and some board members.
About 60 students marched on the UNLV campus Wednesday at the second annual “No More Shame Slut Walk” to protest rape culture and end victim-blaming.
The Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission is urging the Clark County School District to save historic Las Vegas High School.
On Saturday, the second annual Heart of Education awards — sponsored by the Smith Center and Rogers Foundation — will honor 20 teachers for commitment to their profession. Hundreds of finalists also are expected to attend the event that begins at 7 p.m. at the Smith Center.
UNLV’s new medical school already faces possible setbacks amid rising tension between the Board of Regents and Dean Barbara Atkinson.
Since the UNLV School of Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions opened in July, 350 children have been placed in therapy at the clinic, the center’s director said.
More than half of Nevada high school graduates in 2015 landed in remedial courses at state colleges. Are students adequately prepared for higher education?
As Nevada grapples with how to tax recreational marijuana, a key question lingers: Will that revenue even make a dent in the state’s education funding?