Frustrations with Nevada's PreK-12 education system drew dozens to an interim legislative committee meeting Tuesday night, but their concerns didn't necessarily translate to wanting an appointed school board.

Ready or not, school is back in session in the Clark County School District. Nearly 292,000 students returned to the classroom on Monday for the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year.

While teacher vacancies isn't a new problem for the Clark County School District, it has worsened over the past 10 years in part because of hiring challenges and a growing number of licensed positions to fill. 

Project 150, a Las Vegas nonprofit, and three local businesses have partnered together on a mixed martial arts class for students who are struggling, disadvantaged or experiencing homelessness.

UNR's pilot dual enrollment program at two Las Vegas high schools comes as the university's first major foray into dual credit for Nevada high schoolers.

The Washoe County School District is allocating about $1.6 million in federal COVID relief dollars to boost efforts to identify and support students who may be experiencing homelessness. 

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on three major election cases Tuesday that reshape the November ballot, allowing an initiative proposing open primaries and ranked-choice voting to proceed while voiding another measure proposing a voucher-style education program.

Education leaders are worried about what the state of the economy portends for educators who are struggling to afford housing at a time when schools are struggling to recruit and retain them.

A political action committee’s bid to create a voucher-style education program through the ballot lies in the hands of the Nevada Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments on the matter Thursday afternoon.

The primary election narrowed the candidate field in a number of nonpartisan, down-ballot races for school board and Board of Regents members.

The Nevada Supreme Court may finally put to rest questions about whether two 2020 tax-hiking ballot initiatives backed by the Clark County teachers union can be withdrawn after arriving at the Legislature. 

Clark County teachers have mixed reactions on their district's decision to increase the starting salary for licensed educators to about $50,000, and give bonuses to more veteran teachers.

In Clark County, free summer meals will be available to children and teens who are 18 or younger regardless of whether they are enrolled in the district. In some districts, service will be more limited, but there may be food banks or other programs filling in the gaps.

The past two years of the pandemic have been challenging for Global Community High School graduates – some who are recently arrived immigrants – but they did not let it define them.

Rancho High School senior Ashley Garcia-Valledares will celebrate the end of high school next week and when she does, she wants to carry a piece of her family heritage with her across the graduation stage. 

With the primary election just around the corner, three Clark County trustee seats and four Washoe County trustee seats are up for grabs. The seven incumbents in those seats are all seeking re-election.

The Washoe County School Board of Trustees inked an employment contract Tuesday evening with Susan Enfield, making her selection as the district’s next superintendent official.

As students and teachers wrap up the final weeks of the school year, Washoe County Superintendent Kristen McNeill is doing the same — except, in her case, it will be a final goodbye.

The Clark County School District's school violence problem has some pointing out deficits in a 2019 law that they say, if addressed sooner, could have helped prevent a share of misconduct that’s occurring.

A Washington state education leader has been selected as the Washoe County School District’s next superintendent. If she formally accepts, Susan Enfield will be the district's fifth superintendent in the past 10 years.