Jasmin Valdivieso Sanches, 22, is among 100 recipients of the Voyager Scholarship for college students who aspire to go into public service.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Education reporter
Email: jgreener@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-387-2921
Julie joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in July 2019 as a reporter for The View, covering the southwest/Henderson area. She grew up in southern California, and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. She worked as an education and health reporter at the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho for eight years. Before that, she was an education and county government reporter for two years at the Elko Daily Free Press in Elko, Nev.
The CCEA sent a notice to the CCSD saying there will be consequences if teachers are forced to work beyond their contracted day.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents voted unanimiously on Tuesday to hire Charlton as interim chancellor.
The Clark County Education Association contacted Gov. Joe Lombardo to request his help facilitating teacher contract negotiations.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board considered six new school applications Friday and approved half of them.
The Clark County Education Association held a member meeting Saturday to consider its next steps in contract negotiations with the Clark County School District.
Teachers union members protested outside a school board meeting amid ongoing contract negotiations, and three people were removed from the meeting room.
The Clark County School District filed a lawsuit July 31 against the Clark County Education Association seeking an injunction aiming to halt a future teacher strike.
The Clark County Education Association filed a motion Monday seeking to dismiss a lawsuit the school district filed that aims to prevent a future teachers strike.
The Clark County School District released details Friday about its latest offer during collective bargaining, including a copy of a proposed new salary schedule.
The nation’s fifth-largest school district is predicting it will have 300,337 students by an official enrollment tally date in early October.
CCSD and Nevada State University are creating a new internship program that will place “teacher residents” at high-needs valley elementary schools.
Executive Director John Vellardita said that in addition to continuing with school-level rallies, another “large mobilization” is slated for the Aug. 24 board meeting.
The protest was held as negotiations are underway between the Clark County School District and the Clark County Education Association.
Patricia “Patty” Charlton will lead the Nevada System of Higher Education following the departure of Acting Chancellor Dale Erquiaga.
