The American Heart Association has revealed that seven Southern Nevada schools broke records and took top spots in the “Kids Heart Challenge.”
Education
The Clark County School District has seen escalating incidents of violence on its campuses this school year, culminating in the Eldorado High attack.
A gun was confiscated Friday at Desert Oasis High School, which has had a recent string of fights and lockdowns.
The Las Vegas organization wants to reach more local children by training additional school counselors, social workers and nurses — as well as community volunteers — to facilitate groups.
Attorneys from the Thomas More Society and Reno-based O’Mara law firm sent a demand letter Wednesday to the Clark County School District and East Career & Technical Academy.
The Clark County School Board took steps Friday to move forward with looking at school violence issues amid community concerns about recent incidents.
The drop in numbers in the Clark County School District doesn’t necessary mean fewer local families experienced homelessness, though — simply that schools didn’t reach as many.
The Clark County School District currently has about 850 licensed employee vacancies — more than at the start of the school year — and hundreds more support staff openings.
Nonprofit Green Our Planet offers hands-on lessons through outdoor gardens and indoor hydroponics programs.
The Clark County School Board voted late Thursday and early Friday to reconsider termination of Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract and then decided not to rescind his contract.
A U.S. District Court judge ruled that the Clark County School District failed to provide a “free appropriate public education” to a prominent Las Vegas couple’s dyslexic daughter.
Clark County School District Police arrested a 48-year-old occupational therapist on two counts of statutory seduction.
The Clark County School District reports 728 new COVID-19 cases so far this month, but the overall impact is not clear because it isn’t saying how many have been “excluded.”
UNLV, College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College all were planning to hold mainly in-person classes this fall, but have been switching more of them to a remote format.
The planned west Henderson center will help supply workers for machine tool builder Haas Automation, who will work with the college on a curriculum.
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