The Clark County School District had 304,276 students on its official “count day.” That’s 506 fewer than the previous year.
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 State Board of Education approved a temporary regulation that makes the classes count the same as AP classes.
Plan options are available for newborns through ninth grade students, and contract rates begin at $39 per month, the Nevada treasurer’s office said.
The former longtime military reporter, who turned 70 this month, died Thursday in Las Vegas. His journalism career spanned four decades.
Informational sessions about the federal student loan debt forgiveness program are planned through Nov. 16.
The Clark County School District saw scores drop this year on a national standardized test compared with pre-pandemic scores, but eighth grade reading results held steady.
The Clark County School District announced Friday that it’s accepting magnet school and change-of-school-assignment applications for next school year until Jan. 10.
The nonprofit Green Our Planet held the nation’s largest student-run farmers market Thursday at the Clark County Government Center.
Lt. Gov. Lisa Cano Burkhead announced Thursday she filed a bill draft request that would allow for at least one appointed member on each Nevada school board.
Palo Verde High School and Woodbury Middle School were affected, according to documents obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Luka Nguyen, 13, said the main inspiration for his award-winning science project was his desire to mitigate climate change.
The Clark County School Board heard an information-only presentation Thursday about student achievement, including targets in its “Focus: 2024” five-year strategic plan.
School Board trustees voted Thursday to authorize a grant application for a Department of Justice hiring program.
Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year’s high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years, with Nevada receiving the lowest average composite score.
The Clark County School District is contracting with Keen Independent Research for a “2023 Disparity Study,” which will be completed this spring.
