A Rancho High School history teacher was arrested Thursday on numerous charges, including having sex with a pupil, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and kidnapping.
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”In Lieu of Therapy” is a collection of journal entries, religious reflections, short stories and poetry written over a lifetime by Las Vegas writer Rena C. Winters. Winters is also the author of “Smurfs: The Inside Story of the Little Blue Characters.”
The Clark County School District saw more than 18,000 students apply for magnet school programs next fall, nearly 2,000 more than applied last year, officials said. The application deadline, which ended Tuesday, had been pushed to February as district officials worked out an evolving transportation plan for those students accepted to magnet programs.
A former Givens Elementary School janitor is accused of videotaping coworkers as they used the bathroom, the Clark County School District said Tuesday.
The president of the University of Nevada, Reno was given a 3-percent raise and a 3-year extension on his contract by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents on Thursday.
It’s going to cost a buck more to attend events at the Thomas & Mack Center. The $1 facility fee will support the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ ongoing improvements to the aging home to the Runnin’ Rebels. The fee will be added to all tickets for all Thomas & Mack events starting in July.
Leaders of the state’s two largest charter school sponsors met for the first time Wednesday to plan for the coming legislative session that many expect will focus on expanding school choice.
The state’s public college campuses plan to continue to ban pot even as Nevada is moving toward opening its first medical marijuana dispensaries early next year, the Board of Regents indicated Thursday.
High-ranking Clark County schools official Bramby Tollen was supposed to be on medical leave, unable to work while continuing to draw her $106,560 annual salary.
As Aug. 25, the first day of school, draws closer, parents are reminded that children must have their inoculations up to date. Nevada law requires that all students be fully immunized before entering school.
The UNLV presidential search committee wants a diverse group of three to five candidates to visit campus and complete interviews, but a deadline will not be set.
Jordan Coppert may be only a junior at Faith Lutheran High School, but he’s already impacting the lives of others. A member of the school’s football team, Coppert said he wanted students on financial aid to experience school sports. Inspired by a student he met from India, he decided to supply athletic equipment to those in need at Faith, 2015 S. Hualapai Way.
Despite Smatresk’s decision to leave UNLV to take over as president of the University of North Texas, Brent Hathaway said he is looking forward to what 2014 has to offer the 3,200 students enrolled in the Lee School of Business.