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More than 1 answer to how well Nevada funds education

A circular debate between public school advocates and legislators over whether the state’s education system gets enough money has forestalled significant improvement.

Clark County school officials challenge ban on Trustee Child

Unions representing principals, police officers say Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky exceeded his authority by banning Trustee Kevin Child from school district property.

UNLV’s new $1 million microscope to boost research

Carrying a price tag of nearly $1 million, a high-speed, laser-scanning microscope — the first of its kind in the state — will be coming to UNLV next spring.

Regents OK Thom Reilly to lead Nevada’s higher education system

Former Clark County manager Thom Reilly will fill the post of chancellor for the Nevada System of Higher Education — which was vacant for more than a year — at an annual salary of $425,000.

Feud erupts between Nevada teachers union, Clark County local

A widening rift between state teacher’s union and its Clark County local — exacerbated by competing priorities during the just-concluded 2017 legislative session — has gone public.

Dealings continue at Nevada Legislature in battle to fund ESAs

Nevada’s education savings account program sits in limbo as Democrats and Republicans attempt to find middle ground on funding with days remaining in the 2017 legislative session.

Cancela looks to close prevailing wage loophole for charter schools

Achievement School District charters would have to meet the same prevailing wage standard public schools pay when undertaking major capital projects, according to a proposal laid out in the Nevada Assembly’s education committee Wednesday.