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CCSD to start school year 700 teachers short

Despite the promise of $5,000 signing bonuses, the Clark County School District expects to start the school year next month with at least 700 teacher vacancies.

Panel launches plan to rename CSN campuses

A panel of community leaders this week approved a proposal to rename the three campuses of the College of Southern Nevada, energizing a yearslong campaign by North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee to attach his city’€™s name to the school.

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EPA’s cleanup at UNLV could have cost less

They were built before the Environmental Protection Agency existed. Now UNLV is poised to regain four buildings it leased to the EPA and predecessors for nearly 50 years.

Report ranks Nevada last in education

Nevada ranked dead last among the 50 states for the educational opportunities that it provides to public school students, according to a new report tracking how children have fared in the post-recession years.

Green Valley High banker admits $143,000 theft

A gambling addiction may have driven a former Green Valley High School banker to embezzle nearly $150,000 in student-generated funds from the Henderson campus.

Nevada higher ed chancellor rapped for personal style

As the state looks to improve education as a way to create new industry and jobs, some academics and lawmakers are asking a difficult question: Is Dan Klaich the right person to lead the state‘€™s higher education system?

Private school parents decry education savings account rule

Parents with students currently attending private school and who teach their children at home voiced their opposition Friday to proposed regulations that require enrollment in a public school for 100 days before they can access Nevada‘s upcoming education savings accounts.

Busting myths about Nevada’s groundbreaking Education Savings Accounts

Nevada‘s new Education Savings Account program, made possible through the passage of legislation authored by Sen. Scott Hammond, is the nation‘s most sweeping and promising school choice opportunity. Any student who has spent 100 days in public school will be eligible to receive between $5,100 and $5,700 per year — which his or her parent may then use to fund private school tuition, home-based education, tutoring and a number of other school-related expenses.

Sex education debate quashed until fall

A majority of the Clark County School Board marginalized one of its longest-serving members late Thursday with a vote to kill any discussion about its sex education policy until fall.

CCSD teachers protest lack of raises

More than 100 teachers in brightly colored superhero capes rallied outside the Greer Education Center on Thursday demanding the Clark County School Board "live up to their promise" and renegotiate their contracts.

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