Education

Self-published book by a Las Vegas teen helps elementary school girls navigate puberty

Las Vegas teenager Chloe Kim wants young girls to know exactly what’s coming as their bodies change — so she wrote the book on it ...

UNLV capitalizes on Vegas sports boom with new degree program

UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hospitality is introducing the state’s first undergraduate degree in sport hospitality management, the college announced Monday.

Education officials warn that Nevada schools will continue to suffer without new funding sources

The commission said the state needs to shoot for a per-pupil investment of $16,043 in 2027-28. By 2037, it estimates, Nevada’s per-pupil funding needs to ...

Nevada schools face new rules on cellphones and teacher hiring

The 24 laws that became effective July 1 stem from the 2025 legislative session and address education, health care, housing, child welfare, public employees, behavioral ...

Las Vegas Grand Prix celebrates women in automotive industry by honoring standout CSN graduate Shianne Fontanilla

Shianne Fontanilla, a recent graduate of the College of Southern Nevada, is leading a growing crowd of local women choosing to enter the auto repair ...

Aspiring teachers stay the course at UNLV despite CCSD budget cuts

Despite consistently falling enrollment and the staffing cuts that come with it at the Clark County School District, aspiring teacher Chris Nelson feels hopeful ...

Why Skye Canyon is getting Las Vegas' last new elementary school built for growth, at least for now

The new Skye Canyon neighborhood elementary school will be the last school CCSD builds “for capacity” — to address enrollment growth and crowding in an ...

Clark County Family Services collecting school supplies for students in foster care

Clark County Family Services is calling for Southern Nevada residents to give local foster children a hand by helping to provide school supplies, backpacks and ...

Universal prekindergarten emerges as top legislative priority for CCSD

The Clark County School District board wants to prioritize more funding for pre-kindergarten when the Legislature reconvenes next year ...

Nevada families urged to schedule vaccinations for students

As families prepare for the first day of school on Aug. 10, the Southern Nevada Health District is encouraging parents and guardians to schedule required ...

Diverse dreams of continuing education nurtured at east Las Vegas charter school

Equipo Academy is a college prep school, where the value of higher education is instilled starting in sixth grade and every student must be admitted ...

CCSD considers 'opt-in' school busing to save millions

The Clark County School District could reduce busing, expand preventive maintenance and improve its monitoring of software licensing as part of a bid to save ...

Can X-rays save your EV battery? A UNLV professor is extending the life of tech

A UNLV professor is looking to an unlikely source to extend the life of the lithium-ion batteries that have become a part of everyday life: ...

CCSD students trade textbooks for tool belts to help keep schools running

Central Technical Training Academy is a small career and technical education high school in CCSD for juniors and seniors...

CCSD schools set bold new goals for math and literacy rates by 2031

The Clark County School District’s new five-year plan commits to steep improvements in math and reading proficiency, safer schools for students and staff and ...

Nevada nonprofit gives bipartisan endorsements for state Legislature

Battle Born Kids Matter, an affiliate of the Nevada education nonprofit Opportunity 180, has gotten into political endorsements with a bipartisan selection of candidates for ...

Cortez Masto aims to expand funding for safe rides to school amid spike in CCSD pedestrian strikes

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is pushing to extend federal safety funding to school bus routes under a bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday.

TeachAAPI brings Asian American history and joy to CCSD classrooms

In Anna Comia’s third-grade classroom at Ortwein Elementary School, more than half of the children have Asian or Pacific Islander heritage.

Shadow Ridge seniors challenge Gen Z stereotypes at the ballot box

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar visited Shadow Ridge Tuesday to present the Helen J. Stewart Award, a recognition given to high schools that register ...

Ford tabs restoring universal meals as priority for Nevada schools

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s education platform, if he is elected governor, includes free school meals for all students. Not only would guaranteed school meals ...