A bill that would have decentralized power from the state Board of Regents and given community colleges their own governing body is exempt from Friday’s committee passage deadline.
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The governor’s Education Savings Account bill was sent to the Senate finance committee before being discussed by the Senate education committee Tuesday, a necessary measure to keep the bill alive.
A Nevada Assembly panel Tuesday passed a measure lowering the threshold when prevailing wages must be paid on construction projects on school and higher education campuses.
The Assembly education committee unanimously approved sending the Clark County School District reorganization bill to a floor vote.
If lawmakers had their way, every Nevada school would teach financial literacy, diversity studies and the benefits of organ donations. High school wouldn’t start until 9:30 a.m. and every student would have access to dual credit courses for free.
Citing the goal of reducing recidivism and saving money, Sen. Majority Leader Aaron Ford introduced a bill this week that would catapult the College of Southern Nevada back into the business of educating offenders.
Assemblyman Elliot Anderson wants more oversight of the Nevada System of Higher Education and protections for government whistleblowers who disclose falsehoods or illegal acts by their employer.
The Assembly education committee discussed two proposals concerning the Achievement School District on Wednesday.
The topic of college affordability reached the Senate Committee on Education in the form of two bills.
Nevada charter schools that comply with class-size requirements would be eligible to receive money from the state, under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Legislature.
The Clark County School District reorganization bill may take a little longer than initially planned to get to the governor’s desk.
All four of the state’s current community college presidents oppose a measure that would decentralize power from the state Board of Regents.
Nevada school board trustees would be required to undergo at least six hours of training in the first and third years of their terms under a bill introduced Monday.
Nevada school officials would need to notify parents before they interview students when conducting an investigation into a report of bullying, under a bill proposed Monday.
Several of the more than 60 stone structures on the 110-acre Stewart campus, many built by Hopi stone masons, are in disrepair and there are concerns about their seismic stability. The federal government opened the school in 1890 and operated it until it was shut down in 1980.
