A total of 360 Clark County schools opened to students Monday as the nation’s fifth-largest school district reopened for another year of education aspirations and challenges.
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The school district and local law enforcement agencies are reminding drivers that school is back in session and that commuters should take extra precautions around buses to avoid crashes or pedestrian accidents.
The state is at the forefront of a national debate, after a study from the National Education Association found that that the state had the largest average class sizes in the nation last year for the second year running.
Kevin Child cites sexual assault by an adult neighbor when he was 6 to illustrate his opposition to the Clark County schools’ new gender diversity policy, saying officials should focus on enforcing the state’s anti-bullying law instead.
The study presented Thursday during an interim committee meeting on education says the state should be spending $9,238 per student, not the $5,387 it currently provides.
A 42-year-old physical education teacher was arrested by Clark County School District police on Wednesday after failing to appear in court on a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an October 2017 incident with a student.
About 400 Clark County School District high school students who needed a little bit of extra time received their diplomas Tuesday afternoon at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is getting married on Saturday to Lauralyn McCarthy. The Las Vegas woman is the vice president of new markets for Aristocrat Technologies.
Public health experts say the Clark County School District’s vaccination rate is above threshold for epidemic concerns, but some warn that students with compromised immune systems could be at risk from those who opt out.
In an effort to improve employee morale, the Clark County School District will offer all employee unions a one-time payment of approximately 3 percent, the district announced Friday night.
District Judge Rob Bare agrees with the arbitrator’s assessment that the district failed to show it could not pay for the raise sought by the local teachers union during contract talks. The district is weighing whether to appeal.
The School Board wants to protect the emergency savings fund from arbitrators and create a new system to help students dealing with trauma and will introduce two bills in the upcoming legislative session in an effort to do so.
Nevada’s firearms background check system may get a boost from new U.S. Department of Justice grant money earmarked for school safety.
The Clark County School District has unveiled 24 “service agreements” that will enable principals to see exactly how much they are spending on specific services and supplies.
Clark County School District officials are urging parents to check bus routes before the the first day of school on Aug. 13.