Western Nevada College President Carol Lucey on Wednesday announced she is stepping down from her post immediately, according to a message she sent to the college community.
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Tweets posted Wednesday claim she’s a special education student who was told by other students to undress, but other Durango students who posted claim otherwise. What happened, the subject’s student status, and whether she was coerced or voluntarily undressed, remains unclear.
It’s long been known that America’s school kids haven’t measured well compared with international peers. Now, there’s a new twist: Adults don’t either.
Even though the Education Support Employees Association has long negotiated contracts with the Clark County School District, it appears the majority of support staff no longer stand behind the union.
The College of Southern Nevada has hit a significant benchmark that will allow it to apply for the federal designation of Hispanic-Serving Institution next fall. Other Nevada higher education institutions also saw gains in Hispanic enrollments this fall, according to preliminary numbers. That boost could help those schools become Hispanic-Serving Institutions as well.
WWE Superstar Sheamus reads the book “Otis” to children at Gragson Elementary School in Las Vegas on Thursday.
The college will have to reimburse the U.S. Department of Education $790,000 for the 2011-12 fiscal year because it overpaid federal financial aid to students. It will pay an additional $866,000 for overpayments during the 2012-13 fiscal year, although that number could still change slightly, according to college officials.
The federal government reimburses Clark County School District for daily feeding 186,410 poor students at either a reduced price or for free. But, as of Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture won’t be there to foot the bill.
Nevadans are dissatisfied with the state’s public education system, with 40 percent giving the system a D or F grade and 18 percent rating it an A or B, according to a new poll of likely voters commissioned by the Retail Association of Nevada released today.
It was the smell that led to the discovery of a 58-year-old UNLV student who died in her dorm room last month. A dorm counselor investigating a strange odor from the room found her body on Sept. 5 in Faiman Residence Hall.
By her own admission, Marilyn Kirkpatrick isn’t an expert on stadiums. The Nevada Assembly speaker’s day job is food sales, not sports venues.
It’s time for some tire-kicking, and that means you’ll need to look out for lemons.
Ashley Seda was only 10 years old when her parents started paying her college tuition.
Teacher union officials are now agreeing to dissolve the Teachers Health Trust and let teachers join a proposed district-wide health plan covering all 36,000 workers, according to the 2013-14 teacher contract approved by the Clark County School Board on Thursday.
Two teachers last at Lied Middle School have been arrested on sex-related charges against minors since the start of the 2013-14 school year. “It makes me want to take my kids out of the school,” parent Vanessa Orozco said.