Education

Lash by lash, Las Vegas students’ careers take shape in beauty industry

SECTA has housed Nevada’s only high school cosmetology prep program since the school opened as the Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center in 1966.

CCSD, a school district built for growth, adjusts to contraction

Six months after celebrating its lowest teacher vacancy rate in years, CCSD now has more than 1,000 of its educators in uncertainty — their positions ...

Customs and Border Protection pulls out of College of Southern Nevada job fair

U.S. Customs and Border Protection abruptly withdrew from a recruiting career fair at the College of Southern Nevada after an outcry from students and faculty, ...

Teachers union forecasts no layoffs despite CCSD surplus list

The Clark County Education Association is moving quickly to reassure its members after the Clark County School District announced it had identified more than 1,200 ...

Declining enrollment ripples through CCSD staffing

More than 1,200 Clark County School District employees face being potentially reassigned as enrollment declines and rising costs lead the district to eliminate their positions ...

North Las Vegas is building its next generation of teachers

Available only at Canyon Springs, the program is a $600,000 public-private effort between the Nevada Association of School Administrators and the city of North Las ...

Grant turns biology into a hands-on experience at CCSD school

The highlight of the haul is two years’ worth of preserved marine animals for dissection: about 500 small squid, plus some starfish, sea urchins and ...

Signs of progress emerge as Ebert charts new course for CCSD

Collaboration will be critical to maintaining the Clark County School District’s momentum, Superintendent Jhone Ebert emphasized Thursday during her first State of the District address.

CCSD explains changes to school start times

Parents in the Clark County School District favored modest tweaks to school start times in district surveys — but the plan announced by district administrators ...

New leadership slate set for Clark County School Board

Emily Stevens will serve as the new president of the Clark County School District board. Stevens, who has served on the board for one year, ...

Following grandfather's footsteps 70 years later, teen finds connection at Sun Youth Forum

Being a multigenerational Sun Youth Forum participant gives the younger Ruggeroli a unique connection to her granddad, who died two years ago.

Inspired by loss, graduating UNLV senior finds his purpose

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools and businesses across the United States in 2020, Miguel Angelo Castano felt lost. Five years later, Castano graduates ...

ACLU appeals to Nevada high court for records in CCSD officer's use of force case

CCSD initially withheld records related to the Durango incident, citing statutory provisions, case law and district regulations to justify not releasing them.

Huntridge Park near downtown Las Vegas reimagined by UNLV landscaping students

Anyone driving down Maryland Parkway just south of downtown Las Vegas will see Huntridge Circle Park, but they won’t be able to enjoy it.

Proposed tuition hikes at Nevada colleges draw student opposition, regent concerns

For first-generation college student Bianca Balderas, even a small increase in tuition could force her to drop out of the College of Southern Nevada.

CCSD high school graduation rate rises in 2025

The district said today that the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2025 was 86.6%, up from 81.5% for the class of 2024. The ...

CCSD's school start times survey reveals clash between student well-being and convenience

Conducted from Sept. 26 to Oct. 17, the online survey drew nearly 48,000 participants, including 26,000 parents and guardians, 16,000 district staff and 8,700 students ...

Enrollment slide forces CCSD to lay off 37 employees

CCSD told staff Friday evening that the employees, all support staffers, were unable to match with other, available positions during the reduction-in-force process.

Federal grant sets up Nevada charter schools to broaden access, reimagine learning

The Charter School Program, run by the U.S. Department of Education, supported Nevada over the past five years with more than $22 million.