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NSHE considers merging services among colleges, universities

The state’s higher education board on Friday pushed a series of proposals to merge services at Nevada’s colleges and universities, putting the agency at odds with lawmakers who want to split the system instead.

NLV charter school apologizes for censoring Bible verse in homework

Somerset Academy apologized Friday to a 12-year-old student who had been denied the use of a Bible verse in a school project in February. Sixth-grader Mackenzie Fraiser had originally been told by a teacher at the North Las Vegas public charter school that she couldn’t use the John 3:16 verse in a PowerPoint presentation

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Law firm claims West Tech sophomore denied right to start pro-life club

Students For Life America and law firm the Thomas More Society sent a letter to the high school principal and the Clark County School District “demanding” that they approve the chapter that Angelique Clark tried to found in December.

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.

Nellis wants to sever ties with CCSD, replace with new charter school

After 10 years of pleas and false hope that the Clark County School District would replace the aging Heard Elementary School with a new school in a quieter part of Nellis Air Force Base, base officials want to sever ties with the school district and have a new charter school built, joining eight other Air Force bases around the country that have charter schools.

Regents’ reaction to Nevada plagiarism scandal mixed

In the aftermath of allegations that the agency charged with overseeing higher education in Nevada plagiarized parts of a think tank’s report, one question is pervasive. What happens next?

Rights activist Hirsi Ali given Adelson award in Vegas

Author and human rights activist Aryaan Hirsi Ali received the In Pursuit of Excellence Award at the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus’ In Pursuit of Excellence gala on Saturday, despite her controversial stance on the Islamic religion.

UNLV audience hears push for state appeals court

Supreme court justices continued their campaign asking the public to vote yes on the initiative to establish a Nevada Court of Appeals during a panel discussion at Boyd Law School on Monday.

$27 million sought for UNLV medical school

The Nevada Board of Regents decided Friday to ask the governor to put $45.94 million toward transforming the state’s medical education, including $26.67 million for a new UNLV medical school.