The Nevada program has grown steadily since it was initiated in 2016 to address the issue of underperforming schools, but because it is in the early stages, it’s hard to measure its success.
Amelia Pak-Harvey
Reporter: Education
Phone: 702-383-4630
Amelia covers K-12 education for the Review-Journal, where she came after covering education for two years at the Lowell Sun in Lowell, Massachusetts. She is a Boston University graduate with degrees in political science and journalism, and her awards include first place in education reporting from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. She’s a proud North Carolina native.
The year before Clark County schools faced the first of two successive multimillion-dollar deficits, the Clark County School District missed out on $11.6 million in additional revenue because of tax abatements given to companies.
A Clark County School District police officer was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly stealing camera equipment from West Career and Technical Academy.
The Clark County School District Police Department is investigating the theft of camera equipment and potentially other items from West Career and Technical Academy in a burglary over the weekend.
Gehring Elementary and Bracken STEAM Academy were classified as National Elementary and Secondary Education Act Distinguished Schools by the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators.
More police officers. K-9 units. Safety assessments at every school. These are among nearly 30 recommendations unveiled Wednesday by a Clark County schools safety advisory committee.
The schools in Churchill, Clark, Douglas and Lyon counties will each receive up to $5,000 for this school year, the state Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday.
State Public Charter School Authority Board Chairman Jason Guinasso said Executive Director Patrick Gavin failed to communicate with the board in a response to a number of concerns about the authority’s operations.
Lawsuits filed against the Clark County School District by employees who say they were retaliated against after airing concerns have cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
The Clark County School Board approved a $250,000 settlement Thursday night to end a lawsuit over hidden cameras and discrimination, roughly two years after rejecting an offer to settle for less.
Group that lobbies for online charter school operators asks state attorney general to investigate State Public Charter School Authority head for “improperly close relationship” with national charter authorizers association.
The unidentified officer suffered a head injury last week after falling off a golf cart at a tournament to raise money to assist officers injured in the line of duty, the president of the nonprofit that sponsored the event said Wednesday.
The Clark County School District plans to thin its administrative ranks next year by reducing the number of associate superintendents from 13 to seven — a move that could save up to $1.5 million.
The Opportunity Scholarship program, launched in 2015, allows businesses to donate money toward tuition for low-income students in exchange for a tax write-off.
Attendance officer Tony Stark shares a name with the Iron Man comic book character, but he has few of his powers. All he can do is try to connect with chronically absent students on child at a time.