EDUCATION - The Nevadan

Sep 2024 11

Reconoce NLLC aporte comunitario de Chicanos por La Causa, Artkore y Carpenters 1977

By Frank Alejandre | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, Frank Alejandre

Reconoce NLLC aporte comunitario de Chicanos por La Causa, Artkore y Carpenters 1977.

Sep 2024 6

Moms for Liberty-backed candidates for CCSD break with the far-right group

By Jannelle Calderón | EDUCATION, POLITICS, Jannelle Calderón

Conservative candidates for CCSD school board are breaking ties with Moms for Liberty, a group that has turned public schools into culture war battlegrounds, called for book bans, harassed teachers and students, and even quoted Hitler in one of its newsletters.

Sep 2024 4

DA calls for CCSD trustee to resign after finding she no longer lives in Nevada

By Jannelle Calderón | EDUCATION, POLITICS, Jannelle Calderón

After months of complaints and speculation about Trustee Katie Williams’ residence, the Clark County District Attorney and local teachers’ union are calling for her resignation.

Aug 2024 30

Extreme heat and broken ACs hurt kids’ ability to learn, CCSD teachers say

By Jannelle Calderón | EDUCATION, POLITICS, Jannelle Calderón

CCSD officials said the school district is replacing “dozens of aging” HVAC systems at schools to ensure children can have a comfortable place to learn, but elected officials and environmentalists say the increasingly hot days are a growing issue for students.

Aug 2024 30

State approves Elko charter school tied to controversial ‘classical’ curriculum

By Nevada Current | EDUCATION, POLITICS, Nevada Current

The Nevada State Public Charter School on Friday approved the opening of an Elko charter school that plans to use curricula from Hillsdale College, a conservative Christian private college with an outreach program “devoted to the revitalization of public education through the launch and support of classical K-12 charter schools.”