Nevada’s public charter school authority voted unanimously Friday to remove a cap on how many students can attend in-person classes at any given time.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Former Education Reporter
At a briefing at Eisenberg Elementary School in northwest Las Vegas, school district officials detail cleaning procedures and sickroom protocols.
The Clark County School District will begin reopening under a hybrid instructional model to students in grades six, nine and 12 on March 22, officials announced Wednesday.
The university announced Tuesday it won’t hold an in-person ceremony for its spring graduates and will use a virtual format instead due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it will require states to administer standardized tests this year, but will offer some flexibility. It’s unclear yet how Nevada will be impacted.
UNLV, Nevada State College and College of Southern Nevada haven’t finalized graduation plans yet, including whether ceremonies will be in person or online.
The school, which will graduate its first class of students in May, announced Friday that it has been fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
Two UNLV scientists working on NASA’s new mission to Mars survived “seven minutes of terror” Thursday as they watched the Perseverance rover’s perilous but perfect landing on the red planet.
UNLV is part of an 11-university consortium that will receive a $25 million federal grant to support research and development in nuclear science, engineering and security.
The private university in Henderson will use money from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to award scholarships to first- and second-year physician assistant students.
Of the state’s 17 school districts, 12 — including the Clark County School District — have been granted a variance allowing them some flexibility from state emergency directives.
The live panel series, “We Need To Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas,” featured Clark County School District teachers and other panelists.
An unknown number of skilled nursing homes and assisted living facilities that didn’t qualify under the federally run program have been left to fend for themselves.
Lillian Babcock filed a federal lawsuit this week against the college and Ricardo Villalobos, executive director for the Division of Workforce and Economic Development.
All of the Clark County School District’s approximately 42,000 employees, as well as those of public charter schools, are now eligible to make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine, the district said Wednesday.