The proposed cuts play out like a reversal of the past three sessions, when a state recovering from the recession added and expanded a long list of “categorical” programs meant to provide extra support to students with extra needs.

The governor issued the proclamation on Tuesday evening, after announcing last week that July 8 would be the tentative start date depending on safety and health conditions related to COVID-19. The session will be closed to the public, with only legislators, essential staff and a limited number of reporters allowed in the legislative building in Carson City.

Even as dozens of faculty have raised concerns over plans for a hybrid return to campus in a fall semester now just weeks away, a memo last week from UNR President Marc Johnson showed no signs the administration would change its approach.

Trustees fired off question after question Monday night as they sought more answers about the Clark County School District’s proposed reopening plan ahead of a vote later this week.

Questions about financial feasibility and whether universities will have in-person classes are shaping college decisions, while fallout from COVID-19 forces admissions departments to offer video tours in lieu of in-person visits, increase their presence on social media sites and suspend test requirements or delay decision deadlines.

School districts’ purchasing teams are hurrying to buy additional cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) ahead of the upcoming academic year, which may include a mix of in-person and virtual instruction. While some of the items are considered routine — soap, disinfectants, paper towels — education officials are calculating how much extra will be needed given new safety protocols.

When the Clark County School District surveyed students, parents and staff about their desires for the upcoming academic year, respondents overwhelmingly favored a full-time return to school.

Nevada’s two largest school districts are considering blended-learning models that would involve both in-person and virtual instruction as well as a delayed start to the upcoming academic year.

As colleges and universities look to reopen their doors for the approaching fall semester, at least 200 out of more than 1,100 faculty at UNR have called on administrators to reconsider a plan they say prioritizes flagging enrollment over the safety of students and faculty.

Khan Academy, a nonprofit online learning platform, began working with the Clark County School District this school year. Now, the experiment continues from home.

The Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Melody Rose as the higher education system’s newest chancellor, ending a year-long search to find a replacement for Thom Reilly.

The clock is ticking, decisions are looming and budget uncertainty isn’t helping. That’s the consensus of superintendents leading Nevada’s two largest school districts in Clark and Washoe counties as they plan for the upcoming school year amid a pandemic and state budget turmoil.

UNLV President Marta Meana confirmed in a statement Tuesday night that the university was removing a statue of its mascot, known as “Hey Reb!,” from its pedestal outside the Tam Alumni Center on the university’s campus.

A Nevada coalition has launched a campaign to push a ballot question that would remove the Board of Regents from the state Constitution, which supporters argue is necessary to “modernize” oversight of higher education.

Amid the most drastic hit to state revenues since the Great Recession, the Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to inject a one-time $50 million rainy-day payment into the budget for fiscal year 2021. The money will add to a wide-ranging slate of budget cuts meant to cover an additional 5 percent cut requested by the governor's office early this month.

Citing the “anger and frustration” expressed by black faculty, students and staff at the University of Nevada, Reno, administrators announced new measures Wednesday to more directly address incidents of racism on campus, including a public review of its policing standards and training protocols.

Below are highlights of races for urban school boards, the Board of Regents overseeing higher education and the state school board. Check back for updates as additional results come in.

A search for a new chancellor to head the Nevada System of Higher Education drew one step closer to completion with the announcement of four finalists Tuesday, signaling a rapidly approaching end to the year-plus search to replace outgoing Chancellor Thom Reilly.