The Public Education Foundation is accepting applications through Jan. 31 for the Charles and Phyllis Frias Legacy Scholarship.
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A Clark County School Board candidate is defending his record as the former superintendent of a rural Nevada school district.
Plan options are available for newborns through ninth grade students, and contract rates begin at $39 per month, the Nevada treasurer’s office said.
Under state law, the Clark County School District can request two bill drafts for potential consideration by the Nevada Legislature, which meets every two years.
Andrew Priest will lead the private university in Henderson, which has more than 1,500 students in osteopathic medicine and other programs.
Pablo Macias Lopez, a senior at Legacy High School in North Las Vegas, said he’ll be studying asteroid shapes and how they move and spin in space.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents will meet next week to discuss appointing Dale Erquiaga as its new chancellor.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents voted Friday to approve Chancellor Melody Rose’s resignation and pay her $610,000 in severance, capping off months of tension during the chancellor’s short tenure with the NSHE.
Christopher Bernier was selected Tuesday as the top leader of The School District of Lee County in Fort Myers, Florida, which has more than 90,000 students.
Sonia Fernandez, who works at Ferron Elementary School in Las Vegas, is among three finalists so far in Tennant Company’s “Custodians Are Key” recognition campaign.
UNLV’s chapter of a fraternity that sponsored a charity boxing match after which Nathan Valencia died was suspended Wednesday, according to a statement from the university.
The latest revision to the Clark County School District’s 2015 capital improvement program includes new and replacement schools, and changes to existing campuses.
Nevada State Higher Education system officials said they hadn’t yet compiled records from individual colleges and universities and don’t know how many complied with the mandate.
The program for college students includes a $15-per-hour wage for a maximum of 40 hours per week and housing at Red Rock Resort, Sunset Station, Palace Station or Green Valley Ranch.
The Clark County School Board will discuss next steps following Superintendent Jesus Jara’s surprise ouster last week at a previously scheduled meeting on Thursday.