Horse Powered Reading was created in 2012 with the aim of helping children who are struggling with reading. The Las Vegas Valley has a handful of trained facilitators.
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Investigative reporter Mary Hynes broke stories about a potentially fatal fungal infection and a holiday trip to the beach by school district personnel in 2023.
A gunman killed three people and seriously injured a fourth at UNLV’s campus. The shooting began inside Beam Hall, which houses the Lee Business School.
Teacher shortages prompt the district to spend $159,000 on recruitment trips, but it doesn’t track how many teachers are hired as a result of the travel.
Amplus Academy, a public charter school in southwest Las Vegas, offers an emergency medical technician class through a partnership with a paramedic institute.
Some Las Vegas Valley schools are using free programs through Let Grow, a national nonprofit organization that works to promote childhood independence and free play.
James Leavitt, 61, has alleged NSHE officials did not hire him for position he was qualified for.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal filed a public records request July 31 seeking classroom teacher vacancy numbers by campus. The district released the information in November.
Rancho High School history teacher and State Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva, D-Las Vegas, said fights happen frequently in the area surrounding the school.
Clark County is looking to bolster its school crossing guard program to include the middle schools.
Parents and local organizations Thursday called on school officials to act after they said a Black student who was being bullied was expelled despite being the one attacked.
Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero said the city wants to be “ready on day one” when it can officially apply to sponsor charter schools.
Bryan Brady was a teacher at Fremont Middle School when police say he inappropriately touched students.
College campuses across the country boiling over with student divisiveness as Israel-Hamas war escalates.
Stowe Shoemaker, a hospitality academic who brought a building and curriculum change to UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, reflects on his 10-year tenure at the helm.