District Judge Jessica Peterson ruled last week to deny the Clark County Education Association’s anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss. The union filed a notice of appeal Friday.
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TEACH Las Vegas appointed an interim executive director during a school board meeting in which the chairwoman appeared to be the only person voting.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board approved notices of concern and heard a presentation from each affected school about action steps to address issues.
The Clark County School District reached a $150,000 settlement last month with Brett Gilman, who was investigated after social media exchanges with now-school board trustee Katie Williams.
TEACH Las Vegas, which canceled classes for two days this month, is exploring the possibility of merging with another public charter school.
Last week, the school’s executive director resigned, and police were called to the campus on North Rancho Drive to respond to two disturbances.
Classes were canceled the same day Las Vegas police responded to a pair of disturbances at the school during the morning pickup period.
The Public Education Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from high school seniors and college students now through Jan. 31.
Two people were asked by police to leave the school board meeting after yelling at trustees while they considered an item about a Sex Education Advisory Committee.
The Clark County School District is seeking a court injunction to stop what it is calling a “continuance of a strike by licensed educators represented by CCEA.”
The school reported having an “unexpected number” of teachers absent Wednesday — the third consecutive school day that a CCSD campus has issued such an announcement.
Possible factors behind the absences at the high school could include Labor Day weekend, illnesses or flash flooding.
U.S. News World Report has released its “2023-2024 Best High Schools” list. Nearly 18,000 public schools were ranked.
William Russman competed in the International History Olympiad in Rome. He was part of the U.S. south team, which won a gold medal in the elementary division.
The CCEA sent a notice to the CCSD saying there will be consequences if teachers are forced to work beyond their contracted day.