In this week's edition of the Indy Education newsletter, read about a student-led nonprofit working to make seniors feel less lonely.

Though Katie Williams resigned from the Clark County School Board, it hasn’t quelled community demands for additional information and accountability.

Our ballots are too long and too complex. There is, however, a better way to reduce the complexity of Nevada’s ballots.  We could simply reduce the number of races and ballot initiatives that reach our ballot.

The Clark County District Attorney’s office is now formally asking a court to declare Clark County School Board Trustee Katie Williams’ seat vacant after investigating and concluding she now lives in Nebraska. 

The saga has highlighted Nevada’s law requiring elected trustees to reside in the district they represent — and a lack of clarity on the legal consequences if they don’t.

The Clark County District Attorney’s Office is asking Clark County School Board Trustee Katie Williams to voluntarily vacate her seat after finding she is no longer a resident of Nevada.

The Clark County School Board voted 5-2 Thursday against pursuing an appeal on a May 29 court ruling on a policy that the board passed to limit nonvoting trustees' powers.

In this week's Indy Education newsletter, read about North Las Vegas City Councilman Isaac Barron's 30-year career as a Nevada public school teacher.

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.

Jesus Jara’s more than five years as superintendent of the state’s largest school district came to an end on Friday after the Clark County School Board approved his resignation terms late Thursday along with a $250,000 buyout. 

The Clark County School Board on Thursday approved Superintendent Jesus Jara’s new resignation terms, which include a one-time lump sum payment of $250,000, half the amount he had initially asked for.

As the State Board of Education works to finalize a proposed regulation on school start times, the Clark County School Board is considering potentially pricey changes to comply.

If we want to improve public education in this country, we must start by improving the way we perceive our educators. CCSD administrators, all former teachers, should understand this more than anyone.

Citing a desire for “stability”, the Clark County School District board voted Wednesday to extend Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract through June 30, 2026 along with a $75,000 raise to his base salary. 

Three weeks after the board terminated Superintendent Jesus Jara’s employment contract in a divided vote, trustees undid that action during a marathon meeting that started Thursday evening and spilled into the early morning hours of Friday.

The word bandied about in relation to the Clark County School District leadership tug-of-war is dysfunction. But reaching this point wasn’t an overnight phenomenon, just as there is no overnight fix.

Trustees originally called the special board meeting to address redistricting, but by Thursday, they were facing a larger question: How should they select an interim leader of the nation’s fifth-largest school district?

The process for creating an anti-racism policy has not been swift, nor has it been without the vitriol — and misguided mentions of critical race theory — permeating similar discussions nationwide.

Superintendent Jesus Jara's new contract, approved by the trustees in 4-3 vote Thursday night, runs through Jan. 15, 2023. The decision further exposed the rift on the board, with Trustees Linda Cavazos, Lisa Guzman and Danielle Ford voting in opposition to the extension.

The Clark County School District took a baby step toward reopening when trustees approved a plan Thursday that will allow schools to bring back high-need students in small groups.