The swell of opposition against Nevada’s charter school initiative reached the State Board of Education on Thursday as parents and teachers rushed to defend their underperforming schools from potential charter conversions.
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The Clark County school administrators union has filed a labor complaint against the school district after nearly 18 months without a contract, accusing officials of retaliation against the union for its support of the mandated district reorganization.
Clark County election results show that an 11-year incumbent on Nevada’s higher education board was en route to being unseated by a challenger who didn’t raise or spend any money to fund his campaign.
Incumbents Felicia Ortiz and Mark Newburn lead in early returns, while Robert Blakely and Tim Hughes are in a tight race in District 1.
Clark County School District Trustee Deanna Wright was locked in a tight race but appeared headed to another four-year term, election results showed Tuesday night.
The Clark County School District has reached a new contract agreement with the Employee Support Education Association, ending months of negotiations over pay increases and health insurance costs for the district’s roughly 12,000 support staff members.
The latest award caps off a total of roughly $40 million the Nevada Department of Education has received from the federal School Improvement Grant since 2010.
A new study argues that increasing Nevada public employee pension costs are eating up education funding for the state’s students.
An Advisory Committee’s decision to hire a consultant for $1.2 million blindsided the Clark County School District, done in a harried manner that left many officials scratching their heads.
A national campaign from the Center for American Progress has unveiled a nine-step strategy that states such as Nevada can use to address dire teacher shortages under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.