The court’s 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan, announced by President Joe Biden last year.
Education
A UNLV spokesperson said in a statement the court’s decision “will not fundamentally impact UNLV’s open-access admissions policy.”
After interviewing three finalists, the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents’ chancellor search committee voted 4-1 to recommend Lawrence Drake II for the job.
Children must now be 5 years old by Aug. 1 to attend kindergarten in Nevada’s public schools.
CCSD said “various factors” must be considered when evaluating significant changes to school schedules.
The bill allocates $64.5 million for a new school, to replace a decades-old building that sits adjacent to a hydrocarbon plume.
Assembly Bill 118 reduces the board overseeing the Nevada System of Higher Education from 13 members to nine, in addition to establishing four-year terms.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed two bills related to funding for K-12 education and authorizing spending by state agencies.
Schools. A’s. Mining companies. Formula 1. Those are some of the entities Gov. Joe Lombardo met with during his first few months in office according his calendar, obtained by the Review-Journal.
Gov. Joe Lombardo held a signing ceremony for Assembly Bill 73. The changes go into effect immediately amid high school graduation season.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee voted against the K-12 education budget, saying more money should have been spent on literacy programs and teacher training.
The Clark County School Board heard a presentation Thursday on results of the study about minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
The Clark County Education Association’s representative council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night seeking for Superintendent Jesus Jara to leave his job.
Assembly Bill 175 would change the makeup of Clark County’s board to have elected and appointed members.
A poll conducted this month by the Clark County Education Association found that Superintendent Jesus Jara has much higher unfavorables than favorables.