With schools around the country preparing to start remotely in the fall, the possibility of a full-time return to distance learning is looming over Clark County schools.
Aleksandra Appleton
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Aleksandra joined the Review-Journal in June 2019 to cover higher education. She was previously the education reporter at the Fresno Bee in California, and prior to starting at the Bee, she got her master's in journalism from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Trustees Linda Cavazos, Danielle Ford and Linda Young requested the meeting, meeting the threshold for calling such a session, according to School Board President Lola Brooks.
Both used strong language in criticizing Jesus Jara, saying he that he had misrepresented the district’s role in the legislation in multiple public forums last week.
The Clark County School District has received approval from the Nevada Department of Education to delay the start of the school year for students to Aug. 24, Superintendent Jesus Jara said in a town hall Monday.
Proposed cuts to Nevada’s education budget are expected to disproportionately impact the state’s poor and minority students, and advocates and some lawmakers are pushing for the Legislature to find ways to keep those programs whole.
The kind of learning that occurs when classes resume in a month remains at the mercy of COVID-19, the state Legislature and the School Board.
With pressure growing for the Clark County School District to modify its school reopening plan, Superintendent Jesus Jara says it’s time to approve the existing blueprint.
Clark County School District trustees continue their discussion of the proposed schools reopening plan at a special board meeting.
He took questions from parents, students and staff about the district’s reopening plans in a virtual town hall.
Clark County’s foster youth graduates are heading off to college and careers, despite a pandemic that closed schools for nearly three months.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara on Friday addressed additional questions about the district’s reopening plans in August.
More details about the Clark County School District’s plan to reopen schools emerged at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday night, with officials answering a long list of questions submitted by the general public. More details about the Clark County School District’s plan to reopen schools emerged at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday night, with district staff answering a long list of questions submitted by the general public.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara on Wednesday answered questions about the plan to reopen schools ahead of a presentation to the School Board.
A plan to reopen Clark County schools has emerged, with students attending class two days a week and learning online outside of school for three days a week.
Nearly 10 months before the launch of the school district’s new $17 million payroll and human resources system, employees warned that it was not ready for Prime Time.
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