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Student arrested after gun fires in classroom; parents want answers

An 11-year-old Deskin Elementary School student was arrested after a .45-caliber gun fired in a classroom. Parents are trying to figure out what took school district so long to let them know.

CCSD indefinitely suspends state student testing

Citing a continued failure of two state vendors to fix computer system glitches, the Clark County School District will indefinitely suspend online basic skills student testing. The district made the decision after students at eight campuses who previously couldn’t access the tests because of the glitches still encountered technical errors on Thursday.

Nevada may end contracts with problematic student testing providers

The Nevada Department of Education may terminate its contracts with two vendors administering the state’s online student testing system if they fail to fix a series of computer glitches in the coming weeks.

More female teachers prosecuted for sexual abuse of students

A “Saturday Night Live” skit about a male student having sex with his female high school teacher painted the relationship as every teen boy’s dream, but drew a firestorm of criticism on social media.

Vendors put on notice over Common Core test administration issues

Following days of computerized testing glitches, the Nevada Department of Education on Tuesday decided to notify two vendors that they were violating their contracts to deliver the federally mandated assessments. The glitches prompted the Clark County School District to suspend online testing until Wednesday.

Common Core testing resumes; problems persist

Nevada schools on Monday resumed statewide testing of students in grades three to eight following computer server crashes that interrupted the process last week. About 27,000 students started testing without interruption on Monday morning, according to the Nevada Department of Education, though the system later generated error messages at some schools across the state.

Fun side of science blossoms at STEM Expo

Hundreds of science projects filled the Coral Academy of Science’s multipurpose room and courtyard Saturday for the second annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Expo in Henderson.