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Struggling union health trust increases payment burden for CCSD teachers

Scrambling to stem “immediate cash flow issues,” the union-created health trust that covers Clark County’s 18,000 public school teachers and their dependents soon will require its members to shoulder more of the costs for doctor office visits.

Transgender student pleads with CCSD to step up, protect her rights

A transgender student in the Clark County School District issues a plea to school board members to enact a policy that offers guaranteed protection and equal treatment for transitioning students in the fifth-largest system in the nation.

10 cheapest colleges for out-of-state students

With college affordability becoming an even larger factor for students seeking degrees than ever before, here is a list of the 10 least expensive universities and colleges across the nation.

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NLV charter school apologizes for censoring Bible verse in homework

Somerset Academy apologized Friday to a 12-year-old student who had been denied the use of a Bible verse in a school project in February. Sixth-grader Mackenzie Fraiser had originally been told by a teacher at the North Las Vegas public charter school that she couldn’t use the John 3:16 verse in a PowerPoint presentation

Lawmakers tackle teacher shortage with scholarship fund, bonuses

Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders introduced a new $15 million initiative late Friday designed to ease Nevada’s teacher shortage.The two-pronged program sets aside $5 million for the Teach Nevada Scholarship Fund and provides new teacher bonuses.

Class of 2015 has seen more war than peace during their lives

The future of this year’s graduating class will be shaped by a past unique from that of any of their predecessors’ — the U.S. has been at war for the majority of their lives.

Law firm claims West Tech sophomore denied right to start pro-life club

Students For Life America and law firm the Thomas More Society sent a letter to the high school principal and the Clark County School District “demanding” that they approve the chapter that Angelique Clark tried to found in December.

Clark County School District, Barrick Gold join forces on science front

Barrick Gold Corporation will partner with the Clark County School District to develop new technology and curriculum at 26 middle school campuses. The mining company announced the partnership Thursday, with an initial grant of $20,060 directed toward training students in new standards in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

To avoid debt, student dumps Ivy League schools for Alabama

A star student from Tennessee, turned down all eight prestigious Ivy League schools and instead iss headed to the academically humble-if-football-proud, University of Alabama instead simply to avoid the debt.

Budget shortfall drives Clark County School District class-size increase

The Clark County School District will increase class sizes in grades four and above as it attempts to alleviate an estimated $52 million shortfall in a $2.3 billion budget for the 2015-16 school year that trustees approved Wednesday.

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