Around 14,000 older Clark County School District students were returning to their classrooms on Monday after more than a year of virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Julie Wootton-Greener
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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.
In a Friday message to the university community, President Keith Whitfield said the university will hold ceremonies third weekend of May at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Students found out Friday where they’ll complete a residency for the next three to seven years in their chosen speciality.
The live two-hour discussion, which was streamed on the Clark County School District’s website and Facebook page, delved into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students.
Student emergency funds existed before the pandemic, but Las Vegas-area colleges and universities are seeing a greater demand from students seeking help paying their bills.
Vassiliadis Elementary School in northwest Las Vegas apologized to parents Monday after the political cartoon video was shown to students on International Women’s Day.
The University of Nevada, Reno, says its aiming to have mainly in-person classes and student services for fall semester. Southern Nevada colleges have not yet announced plans.
The Henderson college announced Monday it’s planning an online ceremony for 6 p.m. May 7, followed by a “Grad Walk” that will offer photo-taking opportunities.
Justices say the Clark County Education Association “validly terminated” a contract requiring it to pay dues to the Nevada State Education Association.
Some pre-kindergarten through third-grade students returned to school Monday for a first day of instruction like no other.
The first day of school is always fraught with emotion, but Monday’s return to the classroom is expected to bringing an added dimension to the usual anxieties, experts say.
CIVICA Nevada Career & Collegiate Academy will open to about 600 kindergarten through seventh graders in a new facility that’s currently under construction on East Carey Avenue.
Andrew Ho was named the 2020 Student Veteran of the Year last weekend during Student Veterans of America’s 13th annual national conference, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nevada’s public charter school authority voted unanimously Friday to remove a cap on how many students can attend in-person classes at any given time.
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