The influential 2017 National Assessment of Education Progress again places Nevada near the bottom of the barrel, but Clark County’s stand-alone comparison to other large, urban school districts isn’t as dire.
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Meghin Delaney covers immigration for the Review-Journal. She joined the staff in December 2016 after working for the Bradenton Herald in Bradenton, Florida, and The Press & Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton, New York. A graduate of Syracuse University, Meghin was born and raised in Massachusetts.
A new study of Henderson schools will give the city better data to attract new business and tailor services to help improve education.
Officials say the $650,000 system, known as OPAL, is a major leap forward for the department, which previously required candidates to report in person.
Nevada students are continuing the fight against gun violence through continued talks with legislators and a focus on taking steps at the state level.
State and local officials have decided to focus on six areas to make sure the Clark County School District comes into compliance with a Legislature-mandated reorganization designed to increase school-level decision-making.
After hearing a presentation on the tentative budget during a work session Wednesday, the School Board again votes against putting 2 percent of total budget of nearly $2.47 billion into an ending fund balance as required by law.
The four finalists were chosen by the School Board from a list of 77 applicants for the post being vacated by Pat Skorkowsky in June. Their names won’t be released until Friday,
The educational landscape in Nevada experienced another shakeup Tuesday with the news that UNLV President Len Jessup is leaving the state’s largest university.
An elementary schoolteacher was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after a crash near a North Las Vegas school.
The state Department of Education will not act on a gender diverse policy Friday, as officials were unable to secure an overflow location in time.
A vigil is planned at 7 p.m. on the football field at Centennial High School, 10200 W. Centennial Parkway, to remember four classmates who died last week.
After listening to hours of testimony Friday, Nevada Department of Education officials may move forward next week with a regulation to help protect transgender students in the state.
A year after the initial peak of arrests of Clark County School District employees, the Review-Journal revisits the cases to see how many have led to convictions and what punishment the offenders have received.
Anticipating another large crowd, the State Department of Education added a second Las Vegas location for a public hearing Friday on its proposed gender diverse regulation.
The abrupt closure of Calvary Christian Learning Academy during spring break sent parents scrambling Tuesday to find new day care and school arrangements as they awaited answers about the private school’s plunge into bankruptcy.