The announcement comes after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states.

Nevada State University President DeRionne Pollard is leaving after leading the institution for four years. She was the first Black woman to permanently lead a Nevada institution of higher education.

The lawsuit alleges withholding the money violates the Constitution and several federal laws. Many low-income families will lose access to after-school programs if the money isn't released soon, according to the suit.

In this edition of Indy Education, policy experts say the tax revenue is "unequivocally" going to Nevada schools, but at 2 percent of total funding, it won’t close Nevada’s per pupil funding gap.

Three Nevada district leaders say while they support accountability, they are concerned the measures in the bill could prove "punitive."

The Trump administration is withholding about $56 million in federal grants from Nevada for afterschool and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more as part of a review to ensure grants align with President Donald Trump's priorities.

More than 2,000 students earned a seal of biliteracy during the 2023-24 school year in 40 different languages, according to the latest state data available.

We are tracking more than 60 promises the Nevada governor has made from his time on the campaign trail in 2022 to the end of the 2025 legislative session.

Lawmakers were hesitant to pass the measure, even though they solicited the reports that suggested closing a $2.7 billion gap between current funding levels and national average funding target.

Nevada continues to rank 47th of out 50 states in children's wellbeing, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2025 Kids Count Data Book. 

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.