After more than two months of summer break, students in the country’s fifth largest school district braved triple-digit temperatures and returned to school on Monday. 

In this week's Indy Education, we explore the link between students' mental health and chronic absenteeism.

The superintendent's comments come amid reports that some immigrant parents are fearful of sending their children back to school or deciding to keep their children home altogether due to immigration enforcement fears.

A Jewish UNLV student’s lawsuit claiming the university, state higher education system and a host of pro-Palestinian groups fostered an antisemitic environment has faced legal setbacks, including a move for sanctions filed at the start of August, but is still pending 15 months after being filed.

President Donald Trump’s major spending bill, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” included a provision that creates a federal tax credit to support scholarships for K-12 students to cover educational expenses such as private school tuition. 

In this week's Indy Education newsletter, learn about students' vision for a personalized learning center that will include rotating programming, career opportunities and mentorship.

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said Friday. That includes more than $60 million for schools in Nevada.

A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general — including Nevada’s — filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration's restrictions on social services for immigrants in the country illegally.

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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.