The Clark County School District, the fifth-largest in the nation, has about 300,000 students and more than 360 campuses.
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Superintendent Jesus Jara said in a meeting with the Review-Journal’s editorial board that the investigation into the Durango incident was closed.
The statistic was part of the Clark County School District’s quarterly report to the Clark County Commission.
The College of Southern Nevada didn’t meet eligibility requirements for the federal designation this year, but college officials say the school’s status is still active.
The changes on the school board come after months of back and forth between the board and Superintendent Warren Shillingburg after the board extended his contract in December.
An unknown number of Clark County School District educators received the payment last week. Superintendent Jara apologized in a message for the “payroll mistake.”
A mother’s lawsuit claims a Sunrise Acres Elementary School teacher put tape around her daughter’s mouth during class.
CCSD said “various factors” must be considered when evaluating significant changes to school schedules.
The bill allocates $64.5 million for a new school, to replace a decades-old building that sits adjacent to a hydrocarbon plume.
The Southern Nevada Health District is offering immunization clinics so students can get vaccinated before the new school year begins Aug. 7.
The Clark County School District responded to the ACLU’s lawsuit seeking body camera footage and records connected to a school police officer accused of slamming a Black student to the ground.
The Clark County School District’s three-week “Summer Acceleration” program, which is free for families, concludes Friday.
The former teacher admitted to using fake names to apply for money and classroom materials from a nonprofit crowdfunding site.
Superintendent Warren Shillingburg has had an embattled tenure with the district in recent months.
AB 175 was signed into law in June and adds four non-voting members to the board who will be appointed by local municipalities such as Las Vegas and Clark County.