What drives people — particularly support staff and teachers — to leave? Or maybe the better question is what makes them stay?
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.
Associate Superintendent Edward Goldman, who is under investigation for his on-the-job actions, claims in the suit that he faced retaliation after complaining to state authorities about ex-Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky’s actions
Arguments before the Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday came more than a year after District Judge Timothy Williams ordered the Clark County School District to release all remaining documents about Trustee Kevin Child’s behavior.
The new insurance coverage, which takes effect in September and also covers school police officers, will force employees to pay higher deductibles or premiums on some plans.
The United Way of Southern Nevada on Monday awarded $1 million to seven local “community impact projects.”
The dispute between the Clark County Education Association and the new National Education Association of Southern Nevada has become a back-and-forth mud-slinging fight.
The National Education Association of Southern Nevada, which is fighting to represent Clark County School District educators, accuses the Clark County Education Association of resorting to “illegal tactics” to keep its members.
Edward Goldman, associate superintendent in charge of the Employee Management Relations department, was told of the order Friday by Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky on his last day on the job, according to an email to trustees.
New Superintendent Jesus Jara pledged to comb through the organization to spot inefficiencies — but then he brought in two new higher-ups. Does the district need to reorganize or simply cut the fat?
The first meeting for Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara was rife with the same underlying tension between School Board members on Thursday, as trustees split over a decision on whether to hire a new deputy superintendent and chief of staff with higher salaries.
The top attorney for the Clark County School District is departing to become Henderson’s chief labor negotiator.
Superintendent Jesus Jara announced Monday that he will move Chief Academic Officer Mike Barton into a new position and shifting oversight of the district’s 15 school associate superintendents to the deputy superintendent.
The troubled elementary-level program of the Nevada Virtual Academy charter school will remain open if it meets certain thresholds following an agreement Monday with the State Public Charter School Authority.
Twenty-five sixth- and seventh-graders at Cashman Middle School have been selected to participate in the “Next 25” initiative, receiving a $2,500 college scholarship and mentoring until they graduate from high school.
In his first week on the job, Superintendent Jesus Jara has instituted a hiring freeze for administrative positions in all central offices while also luring two former colleagues from Orlando, Florida, to fill top positions.