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CCSD board president declines request to resign

Embattled Clark County School Board President Erin Cranor ended her silence Friday to declare she won’t resign or pull out of the November election, as requested by her opponent in the race for District G.

Henderson’s ‘The Havoc’ gets kids hooked on boxing

Brandon “The Havoc” Harris is an undefeated professional boxer. “I came up with the name myself because I destroy everything that gets in front of me when I’m fighting,” he said. Outside the ring he’s “the nicest guy … always laughing and cracking jokes.” He shares the art of boxing at the Henderson Multigenerational Center.

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Reading Challenge kicks Rebels into gear

The Rebel Reading Challenge event launched at the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.

School Board in the dark about $100,100 legal payout for trustee

Without notifying trustees, Clark County School District officials stamped School Board President Erin Cranor’s signature on a six-figure check that got her dropped from a lawsuit alleging she went rogue to cut short a health consultant’s contract with the district.

Nevada margins tax opponents raise $2.5 million

The high stakes battle over a measure that would impose a tax on large Nevada businesses to fund public education has shattered all records for a ballot issue, with opponents to Question 3 reporting nearly $2.5 million in contributions since June.

Outgoing Washoe school boss opposed to M-16s

The outgoing superintendent of the Washoe County School District says he doesn’t believe school police should be armed with military-style assault weapons.

CCSD police respond to ‘biohazard situation’

Clark County School District police are investigating a “biohazard situation” at Cheyenne High School.

Police: Clark County school bus shot with a pellet gun

A Clark County school bus was the target of a pellet gun shooting Friday afternoon, according to Clark County School District Police Capt. Ken Young.

Ex-UNLV staffers plead guilty to stealing college funds

Two former University of Nevada, Las Vegas employees pleaded guilty to charges they misappropriated nearly $300,000 from the university to purchase electronic products for personal use or to resell.

CCSD invests in rebuilding Boulder City High School

After years of waiting, Boulder City was told Thursday that its World War II-era high school would finally resume the rebuild started in 2004. The Clark County School Board decided Thursday to spend much of the $54 million remaining from a 1998 bond issue on Phase 2 of Boulder City High School’s four-phased replacement.

Substitute teacher shortage critical in Clark County

Clark County schools often struggle to hire math, science, English and special education teachers, but the School Board declared a new critical labor shortage on Thursday — substitute teachers.

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