Gov. Steve Sisolak said Tuesday that Nevada’s schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Aleksandra Appleton
Education reporter
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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.
The Clark County School District was unable to reach nearly a third of its 325,000 students during the second week of distance learning and counted attempts as a contact.
The Clark County School District will postpone graduation for the class of 2020 because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the district announced late Friday.
While Clark County school closures due to COVID-19 meant the end to live school performances, students from at three Las Vegas schools are determined the show will go on.
The board voted to deny a resolution that would have extended Superintendent Jesus Jara’s power to take action necessary to continuing the essential operations of the school district.
Nevada’s school districts will refund unused grant money to the state to limit the impact of budget reductions ordered by Gov. Steve Sisolak amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Clark County School District Deputy Superintendent Diane Gullett will be leaving the district for a new job as superintendent of the Marion County School District in Florida.
CCSD Board of Trustees President Lola Brooks and Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara will host a virtual community town hall teleconference.
The move came after the Review-Journal reported that the district was unable to contact about 21 percent of students in the first week of classes after the schools shut down.
Furloughs, elimination of teaching positions, new student fees all envisioned as Nevada System of Higher Education sketches out potential cuts over next two years.
More than 67,000 Clark County School District students were unreachable during the first week of school closures, according to data provided Wednesday by the district.
The Clark County School District apparently is out of compliance with a Nevada Department of Education directive to track contacts with students to maintain at-home learning.
Nevada’s public universities and colleges are easing grading and financial requirements because of systemwide school closures over COVID-19.
The College of Southern Nevada has reported two more cases of COVID-19 among its students, bringing the total to four in the three-campus system.
Classes at Nevada’s public colleges and universities will remain virtual through the summer term, according to Thom Reilly, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
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