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Group meets to revamp Nevada’s school funding formula

The state’s Commission on School Funding met for the first time on Friday, the first of many steps toward revamping Nevada’s 52-year-old education funding formula.

 
Las Vegas educators rally for better school funding in Nevada

Several thousand teachers and supporters rallied in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, calling for action from legislators and expressing frustration and anger at the state’s inability to properly fund education — or even talk about it.

 
Clark County, state re-evaluate targeted funding for schools

Initiatives to boost education funding for targeted student populations have poured millions of dollars into into classrooms across the state. But have they worked?

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2 injured in school bus-minivan crash in Henderson

A Clark County school bus and minivan collided on Monday morning near Liberty High School in Henderson, although no students were on board the bus.

 
Visits to see dad in jail led to UNLV criminal justice Ph.D.

Breanna Boppre joined her father onstage two years ago for his birthday. In celebration of the day, the father-daughter duo sang “Make it Last” — a rock ballad that had become their song over theyears she visited him in prison.

 
Las Vegas parents caught off guard as school, day care abruptly close

The abrupt closure of Calvary Christian Learning Academy during spring break sent parents scrambling Tuesday to find new day care and school arrangements as they awaited answers about the private school’s plunge into bankruptcy.

Racially charged situations topic at Black History Month event

“We’re talking about, how do you navigate stress in face-to-face encounters that relate to race? People get nervous when racial conversations come up,” Stevenson said. “They don’t know what to do. They get tongue-tied and end up making bad decisions in general because of it.”