A Clark High School educator was one of eight people to receive a national award for their work in magnet programs, the Clark County School District said Wednesday. Shirley McLees was named a Regional Magnet Teacher of the Year by the Magnet Schools of America, a national nonprofit education organization.
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On Thursday morning the Nevada Local Government Employee-Management Relations Board will rule on the validity of Teamsters Local 14’s bid to take over as the Clark County School District’s support staff union, a role now filled by the Education Support Employees Association.
The College of Southern Nevada has renovated 26,000 square feet and added another 5,000 square feet to the oldest building on its Charleston campus.
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee’s chief of staff recently said a big victory for the mayor would be announced soon: Attaching his city’s name to one of the College of Southern Nevada campuses. But the people who are in charge of that decision say there isn’t a plan to change the college’s name.
Clark County public schools tripled down Thursday on a controversial partnership with nonprofit Teach for America to provide up to 525 teachers over three years at a maximum cost of $2.1 million in addition to the teachers’ salaries.
A candlelight vigil for Hailee Lamberth, a 13-year-old who committed suicide a year ago Friday, cast a shadow on the Clark County School Board meeting Thursday, with participants trying to keep the pressure on district officials to improve how bullying is handled.
As the first of three finalists in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas presidential search wrapped up two days of interviews, it became clear some university faculty are ready for new, outside leadership.
A weeklong exploration of the triumphs and tribulations of three candidates seeking to become UNLV president began Monday as Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz took center stage.
The Nevada State Treasurer’s office is opening up another 35,000 college savings accounts with $50 each in seed money to get kindergartners around the state ready for the future.
The Clark County School District has requested temporary licenses for new teachers who need time to meet state requirements, as was allowed last school year. No more, the state responded.
The Clark County School District has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit that accused Henderson’s Greenspun Middle School staff and district officials of failing to take action when two boys were bullied.
UNLV professor Mark Yoseloff, former CEO of SHFL Entertainment Inc., is the mind behind UNLV’s Gaming Innovation course, which helps students develop and patent casino games with the goal of selling them to major companies.
UNLVino founders Jerry Vallen and Larry Ruvo will be honored for 40 years of success Saturday night at the event’s Grand Tasting.
A 22-year-old former long-term substitute teacher at Hyde Park Middle School will plead guilty to charges she had an affair with a 15-year-old male student, her lawyer said Friday.
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“It’s just heartbreaking,” said Judy Roman, whose houseboat was totaled and whose security camera recorded the fire.
Members of the Henderson Fire Department demonstrated how they respond to a 911 call about a child trapped in a hot car.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
A suspect accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian told investigators that she had struck construction equipment, according to her arrest report.
