An individual at Coronado High School has been diagnosed with contagious pulmonary tuberculosis, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Education
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are flocking to U.S. colleges and universities, helping to drive the number of international students studying in America to record levels.
Megan Gregory, a 21-year-old transfer student at Nevada State College, used to think that she’d someday use a nursing degree to work in a hospital or a doctor’s office.
RENO — The College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno is being recognized again for having one of the 25 best programs in the country for part-time students seeking a master’s in business administration.
Under a law that took effect July 1, non-resident veterans are allowed to pay in-state tuition at any Nevada System of Higher Education institution. The law grants Nevada residency to veterans who enroll in school within two years of being honorably discharged from service.
Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by the Nevada System of Higher Education, its two universities and the University of Nevada School of Medicine to develop a full-scale medical school in Southern Nevada.
A national assessment shows Nevada students fell short of the national average in math and reading despite the unprecedented efforts of the Silver State’s predominant district, Clark County, to assist failing students and hire reform-minded leadership.
Americans who passed part, but not all, of the GED test are rushing to finish the high school equivalency exam before a new version rolls out in January and their previous scores are wiped out. About 1 million people could be affected.
The digging has been halted, the hearing canceled and witnesses released from their subpoenas. An eight-member commission will consider a settlement proposed by Carolyn Edwards’ attorney behind closed doors and then vote on it in public.
After five scandal-plagued years as University of North Carolina chancellor, Holden Thorp was downright ecstatic to start over on a campus where the term “student-athlete” doesn’t evince snickers and groans.
Thirty-two students from a Beijing-area school shadowed Coronado High School students every day last week, joining them for activities and sports, marking what officials gather is the first instance of the Clark County School District hosting a group of students from the communist country.
A proposed Las Vegas charter school where students would learn Latin, read original Constitution documents and be required to acquire more credits to graduate than other schools won unanimous approval Friday by the state Public Charter School Authority.
The longtime Henderson resident and educator Harriet Treem was known for her dedication to students, a reputation that also led to her becoming the namesake of a Henderson elementary school.
A Utah school teacher is trying to drum up support for a proposal to honor educators who die while protecting students, citing a Nevada teacher’s death in a school shooting this week.