Parents of autistic student battle Clark County School District
 
Parents of autistic student battle Clark County School District

Joshua and Britten Wahrer, parents of a special education student, are battling the Clark County School District for the right to equip their son with a monitoring device. (Amelia Pak-Harvey/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Chalk Talk: From CCSD to Ivy League
 
Chalk Talk: From CCSD to Ivy League

We spoke with three high school students who graduated from CCSD and went on to an Ivy League college. They share their stories and advice the would give to future students.

Jesus Jara State of the Schools address
 
Jesus Jara State of the Schools address

Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara delivers his State of the Schools address on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. (Amelia Pak-Harvey/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

CCSD Covering Up Conduct From Top Officials
 
CCSD Covering Up Conduct From Top Officials

CCSD announced in May that it would hire attorney Robert Freeman to conduct an independent investigation into the hiring of Jason Wright. Wright is the husband of school board president Deanna Wright. He stands accused of physically assaulting children and the district has admitted that former superintendent personally intervened to help him get a job. Six months later, you’re paying Freeman’s bills but can’t see his findings.

Achievement School District
 
Achievement School District

The achievement district faced strong opposition from traditional schools back in its beginnings in 2016. But with schools like Nevada Rise and Nevada Prep, it’s slowly and steadily growing. Amelia Pak-Harvey/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Denis details his plans, goals for Nevada education – Nevada Politics Today
 
Denis details his plans, goals for Nevada education – Nevada Politics Today

The top priority for Nevada education is overhauling the Nevada Plan. There isn’t going to be a tax hike to fully implement weighted funding, and Read by 3 needs to be modified. That’s all according to Sen. Mo Denis, who will chair the Senate Education Committee. Denis also said he doesn’t now support extending $20 million in tax credits for the Opportunity Scholarship program.

Truancy and Clark County schools
 
Truancy and Clark County schools

Tony Stark, one of 23 attendance officers with the Clark County School District, have a tall order tracking down students who aren’t in school. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)

Clark County Schools announce random searches
 
Clark County Schools announce random searches

Clark County School District middle and high school students will be subject to random searches for weapons under a new initiative to combat the wave of guns found on campus. (Amelia Pak-Harvey/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Karen England On CCSD’s Transgender Regulations
 
Karen England On CCSD’s Transgender Regulations

The transgender regulations proposed by the Clark County School District violate the privacy rights of students. If passed, those regulations will allow teachers to use curriculum that exposes even young students to transgender concepts. School districts also don’t have the right to compel speech. That’s according to Karen England, executive director of Nevada Family Alliance.

The Right Take: Why is CCSD out of money?
 
The Right Take: Why is CCSD out of money?

Nevada’s education establishment hopes you’re bad at history. Otherwise, you’ll identify what’s missing in its push for more funding.

The Right Take: Teachers can leave union from July 1-15
 
The Right Take: Teachers can leave union from July 1-15

Nevada is a right-to-work state so teachers don’t have to join the Clark County Education Association. If they do join, however, they can only leave by submitting written notice to the union between July 1 and 15. Support staffers and education employees throughout Nevada have the same opt-out window.

The Right Take: Source CCSD Bigwig Showed Up To Jason Wright’s Meeting
 
The Right Take: Source CCSD Bigwig Showed Up To Jason Wright’s Meeting

Why would Kim Wooden, deputy superintendent of the Clark County School District, attend a disciplinary meeting for second-year teacher Jason Wright? For most teachers, she wouldn’t, but Wright is no ordinary teacher. He’s married to Deanna Wright, president of the school board. District leadership has given him special treatment since before he even became a teacher.

The Right Take: To fix CCSD start in Carson City
 
The Right Take: To fix CCSD start in Carson City

State government has created the collective bargaining laws that have put the district on the brink of financial insolvency. Here are three ways to fix that.

The Right Take: Kids claim to be concerned about budget cuts
 
The Right Take: Kids claim to be concerned about budget cuts

Ryan was one of six students Wednesday supposedly upset about budget cuts. Be real. Adults — be they parents, teachers or union officials — turned these kids into human shields and media props.

The Right Take: Superintendent has limited authority
 
The Right Take: Superintendent has limited authority

It’s starts with money. CCSD has a lot. It has a $2.4 billion general fund. The superintendent controls almost none of it. Personnel expenses make up 87 percent of that. The rest goes to things like utilities, gas for school buses and textbooks.

CCSD Police Department addresses guns confiscated at schools
 
CCSD Police Department addresses guns confiscated at schools

Clark County Police Department Lt. Roberto Morales speaks on guns confiscated at schools yesterday, at the Clark County School District Administration Building in Las Vegas, Friday, March 2, 2018