Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara delivered a speech Tuesday from Wynn Las Vegas to school administrators. It was also livestreamed online.
Local Las Vegas
Las Vegas breaking news from Nevada's most reliable source. Read about the latest updates happening in Las Vegas at reviewjournal.com.
The district is standing behind its face mask policy for the new school year — at least for now — despite calls from local and national health officials for stricter rules.
Documents show the health insurance trust that covers Clark County teachers was $43 million in debt as of February — the first indication of the scope of the deficit.
Twelve Clark County School District schools will offer a full-time distance learning option this fall, in a reversal of the district’s original decision to have virtual instruction at each of its 350 schools.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority has received 44 letters of intent this year from proposed schools. That’s up from 27 in 2020.
The Clark County School District is announcing new mask guidelines effective June 1, the first day of summer school throughout the district.
The 20 winners for the awards, presented by The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, will be recognized during a television special airing at 8 p.m. Sunday on Vegas PBS.
The honor for Booker Elementary School teacher Juliana Urtubey included a surprise visit to the school from first lady Jill Biden, a fellow educator.
Hundreds of students at the Clark County School District have been quarantined or isolated as a result of COVID-19 exposures or positives since in-person learning resumed.
The issue arose during the period of time that the board met virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic and took comments by email only.
Graduation plans for the Class of 2021 were rolled out Thursday, with the Clark County School District announcing that schools can hold in-person ceremonies.
Around 14,000 older Clark County School District students were returning to their classrooms on Monday after more than a year of virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
If School Board’s interpretation of an “auto-renewal clause” in the superintendent’s contract is upheld, it could lead to his departure from his post as early as this summer.
District representatives say “more than half” the requests were from licensed employees such as speech and language therapists, physical therapists and school psychologists.
Anticipating increasing demand for in-person instruction, Clark County schools will use priority lists to determine which students can return to campuses, officials said Friday.