Opportunity scholarships, alternative education and even education savings accounts may be on the table as the 2023 Legislature convenes.
Lorraine Longhi
Education/Health Reporter
Email: llonghi@reviewjournal.com
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Lorraine Longhi is a reporter for the Review-Journal on the education and health teams. She joined the RJ in March 2022 after eight years of reporting in Arizona, including at The Arizona Republic, where she covered city government, education and the impact of statewide decisions on local neighborhoods. Lorraine is a native of Las Vegas and a graduate of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication.
The district reported an increase in graduation rates for most student groups, with the exception of Black, Native American and mixed-race students.
The Legislature is proposing changes on how school board members are selected and what training is required of them before they run for office.
After an individual at a valley elementary school tested positive for tuberculosis, school officials are working with the Southern Nevada Health District to test impacted students and faculty.
The world champions performed a choreographed routine to a remix of Dr. Dre’s “Forgot About Dre” to deafening cheers from the crowd assembled in Florida.
CrisisAlert badges were implemented at all Clark County schools last semester following a spate of violence that culminated in the violent assault of a teacher at Eldorado High School.
Jordan Bister, 18, died at Southern Hills Hospital.
The Nevada System of Higher Education is soliciting proposals from Nevada-based search consultants to find its new chancellor.
The Desert Oasis High School student collapsed Thursday after a home game against Valley High School. She was hospitalized and died later that night.
The Chefs for Kids program brings meals to students at Title I schools, which have a large percentage of low-income students, in Southern Nevada.
The swearing in of two new board trustees and one incumbent trustee brought optimism for a new era in the wake of a often-contentious year.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara said the district was the first large urban district to implement the buses.
The number of cases for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has more than doubled in the state over the last year.
UNLV’s winter commencement featured two Latina students graduating with Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering.
A Las Vegas Academy of the Arts student and her parents are suing the Clark County School District over a classroom assignment.
