Nevada students’ mathematics and English Language Arts skills tumbled since the pandemic began — mirroring and, in some cases, exceeding national downward trends.

The full-time return of in-person learning marked a pandemic milestone, but ongoing busing problems have complicated the logistics of simply getting students to and from school.

Low-income families with children will get a boost in their grocery budgets later this month, when the state distributes its first round of pandemic-related food assistance dollars for last school year.

Two days before school started in August, Nevada Learning Academy had accepted more than 4,200 full-time distance learning students but was continuing to enroll new students daily.

The 5-1 vote came after five hours of public testimony — the overwhelming majority of which was in opposition — and more than two hours of discussion.

If the first few days of the 2021-2022 school year are any indication, COVID-related difficulties and tensions are far from over.

In response to student stresses from pandemic-affected learning, several schools in Nevada are putting more effort into their mental health programs.

After years of keeping up with the region’s suburban sprawl, the Clark County School District is eyeing more projects that replace or modernize aging schools.

Nevada students said they felt the need to lobby for more inclusive instructional materials after discovering a slew of events they had not learned about in their U.S. History classes. 

Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an emergency directive Wednesday outlining face mask policies for schools amid a coronavirus surge fueled by the Delta variant.