Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year’s high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years, with Nevada receiving the lowest average composite score.
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The Clark County School District is contracting with Keen Independent Research for a “2023 Disparity Study,” which will be completed this spring.
Middle school teacher Bryan Brady, 45, faces five counts of inappropriate contact with a minor, according to Clark County School District police.
The Clark County School District’s Attendance Zone Advisory Commission heard an enrollment report Tuesday but took no action. The district had 303,061 students, as of Sept. 1.
Longtime P.E. teacher Melissa Wolfbrandt filed a lawsuit that accuses the private Las Vegas school of age and sex discrimination.
Education nonprofit Opportunity 180 held a “Flip the Script” student-led discussion Thursday, which was streamed live online, ahead of the November general election.
Police recovered the firearm at Bilbray Elementary School after staff members received reports of a possible weapon on campus.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board voted unanimously Friday to approve the expansion. The new campus will serve up to 645 students.
Clark County School District President Irene Cepeda and progressive challenger Brenda Zamora are facing off for the District D seat on the board of trustees.
Former Nevada Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante-Adams is challenging freshman Clark County School District Trustee Danielle Ford in District F.
Heather Brown and Jeanine Dakduk are seeking a six-year term on the 13-member Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.
Former elected official Susan Brager and David “Coach” Crete are seeking a six-year term in the District 7 seat on the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents.
Las Vegas elementary school principal Michelee “Shelly” Crawford and Elko community college professor John Patrick Rice want to serve on the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents.
John Moran, an attorney, faces off against advertising executive Stephanie Goodman for the District 13 seat on the state’s higher education board.
More than 340 children were injured by crashes within a quarter-mile of Clark County school campuses, during hours immediately before and after classes, state data shows. CCSD numbers are much lower. Here’s why.