Last school year, the district identified about 13,500 students that met the federal definition of homelessness. The number has grown steadily since the 2021-22 school year, when about 12,000 students were identified.

State treasurer says “dramatic adjustments” are needed to ensure sustainability for the scholarship program that helps thousands of Nevada students.

In this edition of Indy Education, learn about a nonprofit teaching high school seniors how to be adults before they graduate.

Details emerged Sunday in the form of an amendment to their dueling education bills, which  was posted to the Nevada Legislature’s website Sunday afternoon, less than 32 hours remaining before the end of the 2025 legislative session. 

Issues still on the table as the session ends include Gov. Joe Lombardo’s five policy bills, Democratic priority bills, and one remaining budget bill that, if passed, could signal that a final deal to end the session on time has been reached.

Eight years after the reorganization of Clark County schools, two bills propose suspending or removing parts of the law altogether as part of broader school accountability efforts.

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) are calling for greater school accountability and consequences for failing to meet state expectations in their separate, long-anticipated education bills that received their first hearings last week.

The bill would limit the power of local library staff and trustees to remove books, instead tasking courts with deciding whether materials are truly “obscene.”

In today's edition, a look at Gov. Joe Lombardo's proposals to increase school accountability and expand school choice.

Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) is proposing a new mechanism to fund charter school raises to ensure those dollars are used appropriately.

This edition of Indy Education dives into a major education bill by a top Democratic lawmaker and proposed legislation to legalize teacher strikes.

A debate on charter school teacher raises bubbled to the surface last week after legislators approved a budget without the pay hikes. Democrats say they're still on the table, while Gov. Joe Lombardo said it is a must for any education budget.

Although two Ely schools built more than a century ago hold a special place in the hearts of the thousands of students who passed through their doors, officials say the buildings have many issues that make them unsuitable for learning.

Five years after the pandemic, Nevada’s chronic absenteeism rate is still higher than usual. One education advocate says the state needs to work to address the issue or everyone will pay the price.

Nevada’s main budget fund for K-12 education is expected to bring in about $160 million less in revenue for the upcoming budget cycle than projected at the start of the year. Maintaining existing services is expected to be the top priority.

The sweeping measure could transform the way websites operate in Nevada — requiring online platforms to implement age verification systems and require minors to have approval from legal guardians before using social media.

A lack of consistent federal investment will lead to shrinking research operations, the loss of “promising scientific and social innovations” and the disappearance of programs serving vulnerable populations. 

Close to 200 AmeriCorps members in Nevada abruptly lost their jobs Monday after the Trump administration ordered an immediate stop to federally funded work, affecting eight organizations across the state. Nationally, 41 percent of the agency’s budget was eliminated Friday and close to 33,000 AmeriCorps members were pulled from their service. 

The state superintendent said he can’t certify the state’s compliance with anti-DEI policy without knowing exactly what “DEI practices” means, although he said Nevada is in compliance with laws against racial discrimination.

It also establishes a new fund for bonuses for high-performing educators and includes efforts to improve student literacy a few years before a requirement kicks in that could lead to huge numbers of third graders being held back if they can’t read.