Education

CCSD's school start times survey reveals clash between student well-being and convenience

Conducted from Sept. 26 to Oct. 17, the online survey drew nearly 48,000 participants, including 26,000 parents and guardians, 16,000 district staff and 8,700 students ...

Enrollment slide forces CCSD to lay off 37 employees

CCSD told staff Friday evening that the employees, all support staffers, were unable to match with other, available positions during the reduction-in-force process.

Federal grant sets up Nevada charter schools to broaden access, reimagine learning

The Charter School Program, run by the U.S. Department of Education, supported Nevada over the past five years with more than $22 million.

Student proficiency in reading and math trending upward in CCSD

Clark County School District student proficiency in reading and math is the best it’s been since a postpandemic plummet, state testing data show. …

U.S. News: Top-rated Clark County schools clustered in Summerlin, Henderson

The highest-performing public elementary and middle schools in Clark County are in Summerlin and Henderson, according to the latest ranking of K-8 schools by U.S. ...

Planned testing facility will strengthen backbone of Las Vegas health scene

The Las Vegas Medical District is set to expand with a new testing facility that officials say will strengthen the region’s public health infrastructure.

UNR Extension program lifts Moapa Valley teens to new heights

UNR Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program in Moapa Valley launched a youth aviation club last fall to spark students’ interest in flight and related careers. ...

CCSD dealing with the realities of shrinking enrollment

The Clark County School District is contending with its largest student loss in years, with newly released figures showing enrollment plunged by more than 9,000 ...

HCA’s Las Vegas training hub builds confidence that nurses can carry into patient rooms

This week, HCA Healthcare opened the HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement — the state’s first simulation and training center of its kind designed specifically ...

Adventure, education and virtual reality collide in new UNLV Dreamscape center

J ayden Barr and Elijah Davis are deep in an “Indiana Jones”-style adventure at the UNLV Lied Library searching for a pearl protected by an ...

Education Department scraps minority-serving grants; UNLV, Nevada State and CSN affected

The Trump administration has pulled $350 million in federal grants from some of the country’s most diverse colleges, a move that will strip Nevada institutions ...

Transformed Macy’s in Las Vegas is ‘like Hogwarts’ for charter school students

Western Youth Leadership, Engagement, and Empowerment Middle School, or WYLEES, is one of the valley’s newest schools. It’s unique not just as a charter school ...

New CCSD magnet school opens with industry ties and cutting-edge classrooms

Principal Pate Thomas on Monday morning led a group of visitors through the South Career and Technical Academy, enthusiastically highlighting the ultramodern facilities at the ...

Back-to-school prep for immigrant families in Las Vegas includes ICE planning

The Nevada Immigrant Coalition urges immigrant families to enroll their children in school but plan and know their rights …

For first time in years, CCSD classrooms are mostly staffed

The Clark County School District is starting the new school year Monday with significantly improved staffing levels, reporting nearly 750 fewer teacher vacancies than …

Mount Charleston’s tiny elementary ready to reopen after big community push

Inside Earl B. Lundy Elementary, two teachers are putting the finishing touches on their classrooms, carefully arranging pallets of fresh textbooks and ...

Keeping students safe on Clark County streets is everyone's responsibility, officials say

CCSD has about 375 schools, and each one has its own issues, many around their traffic.

Nevada superintendent search down to six names

The Nevada State Board of Education has selected six candidates to potentially fill the state superintendent seat.

‘Fill the Bus’ supply drive signals end of summer nearing, start of school year

The steady stream of brand-new crayons, spiral notebooks and wooden pencils that flowed to the school supply drive in a southwest valley parking lot was ...

New CCSD superintendent’s leadership team takes shape

The Clark County School District has several new central office administrators as its most recently hired superintendent prepares for her first full school year at ...