The largest teachers union in Nevada announced that it would not make an endorsement in the gubernatorial race between Gov. Steve Sisolak and Sheriff Joe Lombardo.
Lorraine Longhi
Former Assistant City Editor
Education nonprofit Opportunity 180 held a “Flip the Script” student-led discussion Thursday, which was streamed live online, ahead of the November general election.
Police recovered the firearm at Bilbray Elementary School after staff members received reports of a possible weapon on campus.
Clark County School District President Irene Cepeda and progressive challenger Brenda Zamora are facing off for the District D seat on the board of trustees.
Former Nevada Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante-Adams is challenging freshman Clark County School District Trustee Danielle Ford in District F.
Incumbent Linda Cavazos will face off against retired former Eureka County schools superintendent Greg Wieman for the seat representing District G on the Clark County School District Board of Trustees.
The Clark County School Board voted Wednesday to extend embattled Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract for another 3½ years.
The board is set to discuss and possibly vote on a contract extension for Jesus Jara at a work session Wednesday morning, when educators, students and parents likely will be in school or at work.
November’s general election has the potential to flip or maintain the current balance of power on a board where decisions are consistently decided with a 4-3 vote.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the students by attorneys with the Thomas More Society, a conservative legal group.
The Clark County School Board announced that it will discuss and possibly vote on extending Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract next week.
Clark County School District trustees voted 5-2 Thursday night to accept Jara’s final evaluation score of 3.2 and rate him “highly effective.” Trustees Danielle Ford and Linda Cavazos voted against the decision.
The review comes four months before Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract is set to expire in January. The vote was 4-3.
Slain Review-Journal reporter Jeff German posthumously won Podcast of the Year at Saturday night’s Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence dinner.
The district changed its grading policy last summer to allow students to revise assignments, retake tests and stop factoring in behavior into grades.