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Panel selects 6 to interview for Nevada’s top education post

The state Board of Education will interview six finalists — most of whom have had experience in Nevada — for the vacant position of state superintendent of public instruction next week.

UNLV students vying to win Regal Films Contest

UNLV student filmmakers Nicolle Petersen and Lily Campisi are on the verge of blanketing movie screens in ways never achieved by any blockbuster — not even the ones starring superheroes, Jedis or sparkly vampires.

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Kevin Child leaving School Board seat but lawsuit lingers

Though his tempestuous time on the School Board ends Monday, Kevin Child will continue to do battle with the Clark County School District through his ongoing lawsuit.

Camera equipment stolen from western Las Vegas high school

The Clark County School District Police Department is investigating the theft of camera equipment and potentially other items from West Career and Technical Academy in a burglary over the weekend.

Las Vegas nursing college closes, shutting out students, staff

Brightwood College, a for-profit chain with more than 750 campuses nationwide, told students that it will close for good on Friday. About 670 students were enrolled in nursing and other medical programs at its Las Vegas campus.

2 Las Vegas schools receive national recognition for academics

Gehring Elementary and Bracken STEAM Academy were classified as National Elementary and Secondary Education Act Distinguished Schools by the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators.

CCSD panel makes 27 recommendations to improve school safety

More police officers. K-9 units. Safety assessments at every school. These are among nearly 30 recommendations unveiled Wednesday by a Clark County schools safety advisory committee.

Clark County schools sued over autistic boy’s broken wrist

A lawsuit alleges that a non-verbal autistic student at Variety School in Las Vegas suffered a broken wrist while being physically restrained by an unidentified staff member who applied “excessive and unnecessary force.”

North Las Vegas school to bundle education, work experience

The Cristo Rey St. Viator school, scheduled to open in September 2019, is looking for 125 low-income students to fill its first class. Students will work at least one day a week at local businesses under the school’s unique business model.

A year after Oct. 1 shooting, panelists share experiences, life lessons

Five panelists, including photojournalist David Becker, Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg and Deborah Kuhls, director of the University Medical Center trauma intensive care unit, shared their experiences from the night of the Oct. 1 mass shooting and how they’ve grown in the year since during a panel discussion Friday night at UNLV.

Are Nevada’s struggling charter schools being held accountable?

The Clark County School District and the state board that oversees charter schools have taken few measures to improve academic performance at struggling charters. Are they being held to a different standard that traditional public schools?

Court win by fired Clark County teachers brandished in union dispute

Fifteen Clark County School District teachers who were terminated in 2013 will receive back pay and benefits after a federal judge ruled in their favor. The victory quickly became a bone of contention between two rival teachers unions.

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