The Clark County Education Association filed a response Tuesday to a school district lawsuit that aims to prevent a possible future teacher strike.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Education reporter
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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.
Superintendent Jesus Jara said there were no major safety issues on the first day of school. And 90 percent of buses were on time.
More than 3,000 educators attended a Clark County Education Association member meeting in late July and they could take the next steps if a collective bargaining agreement isn’t in place by Aug. 26.
Six local teenagers discussed their mental health strategies and concerns as part of the Hope Means Nevada anti-suicide campaign.
The Clark County School Board voted to approve collective bargaining agreements that include pay raises for administrators and support staff.
Trustees heard an update on a new hybrid school board law that will add four non-voting members.
Some public charter schools in the Las Vegas Valley are using additional state money to increase pay for their employees by as much as 20 percent.
The Clark County School Board will consider the tentative agreement with the Education Support Employees Association and Teamsters Local 14 during a special meeting Friday.
CCEA Executive Director John Vellardita told reporters at the teachers union’s office that he believes what the district filed in court is premature and driven by fear.
A Nature article says Ashkan Salamat and his research team will soon see a 2021 paper published by Physical Letters Review retracted due to alleged data fabrication.
The Clark County School District announced that it has filed a lawsuit to prevent the teachers union from taking threatened actions that amount to a strike.
The Clark County School District said updates are a result of feedback that educators provided during roundtable meetings.
The agreement includes a 10 percent salary increase during the first year and 2 percent in the second.
About 94 percent of classrooms currently have a licensed teacher — up from 92 percent at this time last year, the district said.
The district announced the change in a news release Monday, saying events will be rescheduled “once labor contracts are in place with all employee bargaining units.”
