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‘Kids in Parks’ bill flies through Nevada Senate committee

Nevada fifth-graders would get a free pass to state parks, and the parks themselves would get more dollars for maintenance under two bills unanimously supported Thursday by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.

Nevada education board wants to prioritize teacher evals

School districts hoping to take advantage of the next round of state grants will have to focus proposals on three key areas — including more training for principals on the teacher evaluation system.

Nevada gets $5.6 million to combat opioid abuse

Nevada will receive $5.6 million from the federal government to help fight opioid addiction, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Thursday.

Cancela looks to close prevailing wage loophole for charter schools

Achievement School District charters would have to meet the same prevailing wage standard public schools pay when undertaking major capital projects, according to a proposal laid out in the Nevada Assembly’s education committee Wednesday.

Nevada Democrats push for monument protections

The Democrats in the Nevada Assembly want President Donald Trump to lay off Nevada’s national monuments.

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