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Bill would reclassify money for Clark County schools

A bill that would tweak the 2015 mandated reorganization of the Clark County School District would reclassify certain funds used for schools, a move the district said would decrease the burden on principals.

Expanded summer school high on wish for Nevada higher ed budget

School presidents presented their 2020-2021 budget wish list items to the state Board of Regents last week, with requests ranging from an $8 million water tank at Nevada State College, to $3.8 million in planning funds to relocate Desert Research Institute’s anchor facility to Henderson.

Federal grant to let Clark County district add 3 magnet schools

The $14.8 million U.S. Department of Education grant will allow Gehring Elementary and Lied and O’Callaghan middle schools, all in Las Vegas, to fully convert to magnet schools with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math.

ESA fight spills over into Nevada film tax credit vote

Three big budget bills were introduced in the Nevada Senate on Tuesday, signaling the culmination of the 2017 session as the governor’s office and lawmakers continue to haggle over education savings accounts.

Late-breaking CCSD bill would delay breakup for a year

Democratic leaders of Nevada Legislature introduce measure to change the timing and details of the breakup of the nation’s fifth-largest school district.