The four-year “Warrior Pathway Program” aims to provide about $4.5 million in trade school scholarships funded by the Engelstad Foundation.
Education
The university celebrated Friday the opening of its newest facility on campus — the Advanced Engineering Building. Classes will be held in the building this fall.
The Clark County Education Association teachers union filed a motion in District Court saying that since contract negotiations have resolved, penalties are no longer necessary.
Jesus Jara, who has been the Clark County School District’s superintendent since 2018, announced in late January that he intends to leave the position. His last day on the job will be Friday.
A Review-Journal investigation into crashes involving students played a part in Clark County’s decision to entertain adding guards at crosswalks near middle schools.
A summer camp expo scheduled for next month will help connect families with local and national summer camps for children of all ages.
About 20 teenagers at Durango High School spent their after-school hours on Valentine’s Day learning how to solder and talking via video conferencing with NASA engineers.
The Clark County School Board will consider next week whether to accept a contract amendment that proposes a lump sum payment for departing Superintendent Jesus Jara.
Less than two weeks after submitting his resignation, CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara sent a copy of written remarks for his yearly “State of the Schools” address — which was canceled last month — to the school board.
The board failed a motion to approve Superintendent Jesus Jara’s resignation and a contract amendment, but later gave an OK to negotiate a contract termination
A second education group is challenging a Nevada Legislature bill that provides public funding to help build an Athletics ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip.
Education officials are probing the use of federal pandemic relief dollars to send staffers to beach destinations after a Review-Journal investigation.
The ACLU of Nevada announced the lawsuit, which names CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara, a high school principal and a former principal as defendants.
The head of Clark County’s teachers union said the timing of Superintendent Jesus Jara’s resignation is “very suspicious” and that the union believes a scandal is brewing.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal obtained nine billing statements Monday that the Clark County School District received from a private law firm.
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