A judge granted a preliminary injunction requested by the Clark County School District to end teacher sickouts.
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Classes were canceled Wednesday at Newton Elementary School in Henderson because of teacher absences, a day after the CCSD declared an impasse in teacher union contract negotiations.
The Oakland Athletics’ donation came after many Nevada teachers spoke out against public funding for the team’s proposed Las Vegas ballpark.
The district said Tuesday that arbitration is now the only way to resolve issues and pay its educators more equitably, citing the teachers union’s “inflexibility.”
The Clark County School District is seeking a court injunction to stop what it is calling a “continuance of a strike by licensed educators represented by CCEA.”
The Clark County School Board could take action Thursday on a settlement offer with tobacco company Altria. About 30 percent of the money will go toward attorney fees.
It’s unclear whether the school district plans to investigate the use of teacher sick days after a week of unexpected staffing shortages at some campuses.
Most of America’s public school teachers have advanced degrees, but studies show that highly educated teachers are seeing sharper declines in pay.
Classes were canceled Friday at two Clark County School District campuses because of unexpected teacher shortages.
Four non-voting members will be added to the Clark County school board in January 2024 — the result of a new hybrid school board law.
The Clark County School District and teachers union plan to return to the bargaining table next week following meetings with Gov. Joe Lombardo.
The Nevada State Board of Education approved draft language for a new regulation that would eventually require high school classes to begin no earlier than 8 a.m.
The school reported having an “unexpected number” of teachers absent Wednesday — the third consecutive school day that a CCSD campus has issued such an announcement.
The Clark County School District’s newest magnet school held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony Wednesday at its campus in North Las Vegas.
A group linked with the Nevada State Education Association has filed a referendum petition to repeal the funding for the Athletics’ baseball stadium in Las Vegas.