Kim Law, Robert Cuccurullo and Mark Nekoba are among 20 Clark County teachers who were recognized in late May. Now, they’re gearing up for an unusual school year.
Education
Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents voted Friday to approve a one-time distribution — an estimated $79.4 million in operating pool reserve — to help partially offset budget cuts.
Substitute teachers are confused about which unemployment program they’re eligible for, and many worry they’ll have to pay back benefits.
With the Clark County School District resuming school Aug. 24, information is coming out almost daily on where families can access technology, meals and child care.
Despite city-sponsored options, many parents face heart-breaking choices as they fight to find child care options during distance learning imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision by the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board on Friday reversed a previous decision to allow schools to create their own reopening plans.
The city of Las Vegas opened registration Wednesday for Vegas Strong Academy, its child care option at six community centers that will support distance learning through the fall semester.
Schools are handing out tens of thousands of the basic laptop computers and arranging internet connections for students who would otherwise be left in the lurch.
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an emergency directive Tuesday reopening athletic fields and ordering social distancing protocols for in-person schooling.
The agency overseeing the regional response to the coronavirus pandemic is scrambling to locate places for tens of thousands of students to learn outside the home as the school district prepares for virtual instruction.
Many Nevada public charter schools are aiming to use a hybrid model — a combination of in-person and distance education — when they reopen in August.
When the new school year begins in August, students can walk or take buses to the nearest school to pick up free meals to take home, Superintendent Jesus Jara said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday that students with an F-1 academic visa or M-1 vocational visa can’t take online-only classes during the fall semester.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority decided Friday that each individual school it sponsors will develop its own reopening plan for the upcoming school year.
Kelsie Ballas filed the complaint against the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents on June 17 in Washoe County District Court.