A national search for a new permanent superintendent could take an estimated three to six months and cost between $60,000 and $100,000.
Education
An internal audit of the state’s public and charter schools made several recommendations, including unifying school accountability measures.
The Nevada Board of Regents voted on Friday to approve a new contract for Keith Whitfield. He’ll remain on the job through late August 2028.
Communities In Schools of Nevada, a nonprofit dropout prevention organization, now serves nearly 40 more schools compared with four years ago.
Entrepreneurs, universities and city officials are trying to persuade firms to move to Las Vegas, citing lower operating costs and growing research space.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said studies show learning improves, distractions are decreased and students are more likely to talk to each other if phones are taken away.
Students at nearly a dozen Clark County School District campuses — primarily, in North Las Vegas and Henderson — will see changes to attendance boundaries next school year.
RoAnn Triana — currently region one superintendent for the Clark County School District — will be the chief of human resources.
A Clark County School District teacher was abusive toward a trio of students with autism between the ages of 3 and 5, North Las Vegas police alleged in an arrest report.
Research shows diesel exhaust exposure can cause students to miss school and affect learning.
The four-year “Warrior Pathway Program” aims to provide about $4.5 million in trade school scholarships funded by the Engelstad Foundation.
Clark County has already approved hiring crossing guards to protect middle school students. Other local governments might soon follow suit.
The owner of a recently reopened flight school wants to open doors — mainly airliner cockpit doors — to minorities and women who dream of flying as a career.
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.