A UNLV spokesperson said in a statement the court’s decision “will not fundamentally impact UNLV’s open-access admissions policy.”
Education
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.
The teachers union’s PAC — called “Schools Over Stadiums” — says it’s being organized “to prioritize public education over corporate tax giveaways.”
A secret memo alleges that Maureen Schafer, who was chief of staff at the UNLV medical school in 2017, repeatedly harassed, discriminated against and intimidated staff.
Children must now be 5 years old by Aug. 1 to attend kindergarten in Nevada’s public schools.
A district report to the Clark County Commission showed 51.5 percent of students graduated within four years in 2022.
The North Las Vegas City Council heard a presentation on the findings of a study that the city contracted with Data Insight Partners to do for $45,000.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board voted Friday to issue notices for Explore Academy and CIVICA Nevada Career Collegiate Academy.
The Clark County School Board voted unanimously to pay law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP up to $595 per hour to assist during employee contract negotiations.
The Clark County School District, the fifth-largest in the nation, has about 300,000 students and more than 360 campuses.
Superintendent Jesus Jara said in a meeting with the Review-Journal’s editorial board that the investigation into the Durango incident was closed.
The statistic was part of the Clark County School District’s quarterly report to the Clark County Commission.
The College of Southern Nevada didn’t meet eligibility requirements for the federal designation this year, but college officials say the school’s status is still active.
The changes on the school board come after months of back and forth between the board and Superintendent Warren Shillingburg after the board extended his contract in December.
An unknown number of Clark County School District educators received the payment last week. Superintendent Jara apologized in a message for the “payroll mistake.”