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Woman arrested after pulling gun to break up fight at Las Vegas school

The students were fighting around 2:15 p.m. Friday on a street adjacent to Chaparral High School when family members of one of the students arrived on scene and drew a firearm, Clark County School District police said.

Clark County teachers ratify new contract for pay, healthcare

Clark County teachers ratified a three-year contract that includes an increase in pay and healthcare contributions late Thursday, finalizing the longest pact with the Clark County School District in at least a decade.

Nevada OKs alternate test for 3rd-graders who fail ‘Read by 3’ exam

As Nevada prepares to begin holding back students who aren’t proficient in reading at the end of third grade under a new law, a state board on Thursday approved an “alternative” test students can take to prove their skills.

Clark County teachers to vote on contract Thursday

The three-year deal with the Clark County School District would offer a pay increase and improved health contributions in the first year but rely on the state Legislature for any additional hikes.

Junior Achievement helps students become financially savvy

Shanice Stevens, a 2007 graduate of the former Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center, hired to raise awareness of the programs it offers to spread financial savvy and economic opportunity to students of all ages.

Lawsuit: School Board president’s teacher-husband kicked, shook child

The complaint, filed in district court last week, alleges that teacher Jason Wright kicked the student’s hands and later grabbed him by the shirt and shook him, causing pain, swelling and “mental anguish.”

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