Gov. Joe Lombardo signed two bills related to funding for K-12 education and authorizing spending by state agencies.
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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.
The Clark County School Board voted 5-0 on Thursday to approve an agreement between the school district and Education Support Employees Association.
The event was meant to highlight Assembly Bill 400, which would expand the program from its $6.6 million per fiscal year to 0.5 percent of the state Education Fund.
The library, which works like a vending machine, was installed in partnership with the Boulevard Mall and the Latin Chamber of Commerce.
Support employees at 23 Clark County School District elementary schools that are part of The Transformation Network will receive a bonus.
Legislators got their first chance Wednesday to consider two bills proposed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, during more than six hours of testimony.
CCSD union teachers overwhelmingly don’t trust the superintendent’s ability to decide how to spend additional state money, according to survey results released Thursday.
Teachers told Nevada legislators a law has hindered their ability to immediately deal with disruptive and violent students.