News Briefs
Nevada schools chief Keith Rheault says that state won't apply for the first round of $4 billion in Race to the Top grants because of the state's firewall.
October 19, 2009
A judge has ordered the Clark County, Nev., school board to turn over e-mails to a citizen watchdog who challenged its public-records policy in court.
February 23, 2009
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January 27, 2009
From 1994 to 2006, Nevada’s enrollment of English-language learners grew by 208 percent, compared with an increase of 61 percent nationwide, says a report released by the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute.
September 23, 2008
The Empowerment Schools program will give schools freedom in how they spend money, design instruction, and plan their schedules as a way to improve student achievement.
July 17, 2007
Gov. Jim Gibbons said he wants to stick with the current pilot program instead of calling for statewide implementation.
January 30, 2007
As part of their routine hiring practices, Clark County, Nev., school officials scour colleges across the country and use innovative technology to try to recruit enough teachers to fill classrooms in the fast-growing district.
March 3, 2008
Thirteen Western states that are home to more than 93 percent of the nation’s federally owned land have formed a coalition to lobby Washington for an annual $4 billion in lost local and state property-tax revenues on the federal land, nearly $1.9 billion of which would have gone to pay for public education.
December 12, 2006
Voters in some states didn't show a lot of generosity toward schools as they voted down measures that would have provided more funding for education in Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, and Ohio. But proposals in three states that had the potential to restrict spending on schools-the idea known as a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights-were rejected, early returns showed.
November 8, 2006
The future of Nevada’s Millennium Scholarships, which state Treasurer Brian K. Krolicki warned last fall were in jeopardy because of a drop in supporting revenues and an unexpectedly high number of enrollees, appears to be taking a turn for the better.
March 8, 2005
Carlos Garcia, the superintendent of the Clark County, Nev., public schools, wants everyone to know he is not a terrorist.
January 25, 2005
Voters showed caution about sending more money to public schools or dramatically changing course on education policy, as they decided school-related questions on state ballots last week.
November 9, 2004
Testing irregularities in Nevada’s public schools, including incidents involving student cheating and teacher misconduct, increased by more than 50 percent in 2003-04 from the previous school year, according to an annual report.
October 8, 2004
Nevada’s Millennium Scholarship program is becoming a victim of its own success.
September 20, 2004
A high school teacher in Zephyr Cove, Nev., has accused his principal of altering school records in order meet a provision of the No Child Left Behind Act.
May 26, 2004
