Clark County School District students received more failing grades during the fall semester of distance learning than in previous school years, according to district data.
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The School Board on Thursday will consider opening schools to small groups of kindergartners through third graders for “voluntary academic and socio-emotional intervention.”
Some Clark County School District parents wonder if it’s worth transitioning to in-person classes late in the school year. Others want students in class as soon as possible.
The problem with Google Meet, the service used for live classes throughout the district, marked the third time this week that online classes have experienced technical issues.
The organizers of an initiative to improve Nevada students’ access to distance learning said Tuesday that all state students now have access to a computer and internet at home.
High school junior’s passion project designed to share her love of reading and ballet with younger kids led her to create an online class that marries the two.
The school district also presented a proposed reopening plan that would return prekindergarten to 3rd grade students to classrooms first, followed by older students.
The Clark County School District will spend $761,000 on a platform to monitor the mental health of students and staff amid growing concerns about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional well-being.
The app-based program known as TIES allows employees to screen themselves for symptoms, participate in contact tracing and schedule free COVID-19 tests.
The Clark County school board will not take a vote on reopening schools or bringing staff back to classrooms at its Oct. 22 meeting next week.
The Clark County school board will hear a plan next week to transition the district to a hybrid instructional model over the coming months, according to a district statement.
Clark County School District unions representing teachers and support staff are making plans for reopening schools in anticipation of a vote on the issue as early as late October.
With one month of virtual school in the books, Clark County School District students, families and teachers report widely varying experiences with distance learning.
The Nevada Department of Education announced $11 million in grants for services related to distance learning funded through the federal CARES Act.
The official count of students impacts the district’s per-pupil funding allocation, and will be translated to the school level as the budgeting process begins this week.
The Clark County School District will again offer free meals to all children after receiving a long-sought waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the program.
The School Board’s policy of summarizing public comments for the record has drawn criticism and even a lawsuit.
The Clark County School District recently announced subsidized internet for qualifying families. It does not pay for teachers’ internet at home, including any overages.
Parents of students receiving special education services are suing the Clark County School District in federal court, charging it has failed to provide an adequate education during school closures.
Around 245,000 students and teachers — or nearly three-quarters of the total — logged into the district’s main distance learning tool on Tuesday, up from about 217,000 Monday.