Washoe County School Board has tapped a longtime district educator and leader as the district’s next superintendent. 

In this week's edition of the Indy Education newsletter, read about Catholic school's program providing students with work experience before they graduate high school.

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.

In this week's edition of Indy Education, learning about the City of Las Vegas' mobile pre-K program. Plus, updates on the Washoe County School District's search for a new superintendent.

Low starting wages are an oft-repeated reason for why local and state governments are failing to hire workers. That, however, can’t fully explain why so many top-level positions in the county struggle to find and keep qualified staff.

In this week's Indy Education newsletter, learn about a Reno high school that's developing an academy that will take learning outdoor. Plus, a proposed policy by the Clark County School Board is coming under fire.

In this week's Indy Education newsletter, meet Eureka County's lone school counselor. Plus, a Washoe County School Board trustee is running for Sparks City Council.

Outgoing Washoe schools Superintendent Susan Enfield declined to share details on what's behind her resignation in a recent interview, but said it was neither planned nor motivated by any issues with the school district. 

This week's Indy Education newsletter features the Carson High School band director who will be part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and recap of the Washoe County schools' State of Education address.

Students at Tyrone Thompson Elementary School in southwest Las Vegas hit a milestone on Monday when they published the second edition of their new school newspaper, the Thompson Tribune.

Washoe County teachers and school police will likely receive raises of about 20 percent as part of two-year bargaining agreements approved unanimously Tuesday by the Washoe County School Board. 

Starting this week, it’ll be easier for Washoe County students to leave their assigned school and enroll at a different school in the district as long as their pick has space for them. 

Clark, Washoe and state charter school officials told lawmakers on Friday salary increase for staff was among their top priorities for the expected $2 billion increase into future budgets.

During her State of Education address, Washoe County schools Superintendent Susan Enfield outlined challenges the district is facing, and plans to address them.

Reports from the Anti-Defamation League indicate 2,717 antisemitic incidents took place throughout the United States in 2021 — the most since tracking began in 1979 and a 64 percent increase in incidents from the previous year.

The Washoe County School Board approved a series of stipends of $500 or more per employee to incentivize them to stay on the job as the district experiences labor shortages and vacancies. 

In 2023, in spite of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s fierce criticism of the Steve Sisolak administration on the campaign trail, he kept even more. Ten out of the 17 cabinet appointments announced by Lombardo Friday were Sisolak holdovers

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.

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.