State leaders say they're still concerned about conditions that prevented schools from receiving accurate financial information before the school year.

A Nevada Department of Taxation committee has appointed a subcommittee to work with the Clark County School District to decide whether to recommend placing the district under fiscal watch — a heightened state of government monitoring.

The first-ever student member of the State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA)'s governing board is looking to bridge the gap between students and charter school leaders. 

Clark County school officials now estimate a potential district-level budget shortfall due to unexpected expenses is about $11 million — $9 million less than they had calculated it to be last week. 

The district plans will use its unassigned ending fund balance to offset the potential district level shortfall and will not asking schools to use carry-forward funds from the prior year. 

The former chief financial officer for Nevada's largest school district attributes budget issues to prolonged teacher contract negotiations.

An initiative out of UNLV's College of Education is one of the many efforts underway in Nevada to combat persistent teacher shortages, a statewide strategy that also includes pay raises and foreign teachers.

Clark County schools kicked off the new academic year on Monday with a series of back-to-school events highlighting schools and programs around the district.

The Clark County School District will use new, more sensitive weapon detection systems this upcoming academic year at large scale, high school athletic events and for random screenings at some schools.

In this week's edition of Indy Education, read about Clark County School District Chief of Staff Mike Barton who's retiring at the end of the month.

What the officials have yet to acknowledge is how much the decision affects the community. It serves as a rallying point and meeting place for residents who have participated in programs and fundraisers that benefit the school.

In this week's Indy Education newsletter, read about the Clark County School Board and State Board of Education candidates the state's two largest teachers unions are backing.

A program at UNLV is helping to paraprofessionals or school support professionals working in the Clark County School District or a Nevada charter school reach their goals of being licensed teachers.

From the moment he was hired in 2018, it was evident that Clark County schools Superintendent Jesus Jara didn't have broad support. But after a motion to hire an internal candidate failed, the board turned its sights to Jara.

he new terms would give Jara the equivalent of six months of pay — nearly $200,000 — and exclude any payouts for unused sick leave and vacation time roughly worth an additional $100,000.

A proposal to appoint a new superintendent for the nation's fifth-largest school district without a comprehensive search and public interviews has sparked outrage among educators, a top lawmaker and community members.

Jara said his resignation was contingent on the board approving a contract amendment that would grant him a severance package that includes a year's worth of salary, about $400,000, and other benefits.

While summer school may be a dreaded term among many children, it has undergone something of a renaissance this year. Buoyed by fears of pandemic-caused learning deficits and an influx of federal money, school districts across the nation and Nevada are standing up summer learning programs.

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.