Las Vegas Sun

April 23, 2024

Education

Athar Haseebullah, executive director of the ACLU of Nevada, speaks during a news conference at the ACLU of Nevada offices Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. The news conference addressed questions relating to the release of CCSD Police body-worn camera footage depicting a CCSD police officer tackling and kneeling on a Black teen outside a Las Vegas high school last year.
Judge rules CCSDPD’s internal files on Durango incident will remain confidential
March 20, 2024
The Clark County School District Police Department’s internal investigative file into events surrounding a call during which an officer tackled and knelt on a Black teenager’s back will remain confidential, a ...
Clark County School Board trustees listen to public comment during a school board meeting at the CCSD Greer Education Center on East Flamingo Road Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
Teachers’ health insurance trust reports it will pay off $35M debt to CCSD in June
March 19, 2024
The health insurance trust for local teachers and their families will have little left in reserves after it repays its $35 million loan from the Clark County School District as planned this summer, but it will be clear of the major debt that has dragged down its recent ...
LT. Bryan Zink, public information officer for the Clark County School District Police Department explains the necessary steps they will be taking to ensure safety for the upcoming school year in Las Vegas. Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Brian Ramos
Worker accused of sexually assaulting minor at North Las Vegas high school
March 18, 2024
A Clark County School District employee was arrested today on charges of sexually assaulting a minor, according to a North Las Vegas Police news release.
Police: Former CCSD worker arrested on sexual misconduct charges
March 18, 2024
An employee of the Clark County School District is facing charges of sexual misconduct with a minor and was arrested today by school police, officials said.
 Latin Chamber of Commerce President Peter Guzman, left, and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, second to the left, take turns speaking at an event hosted by the chamber on Oct. 5, 2023.
Business, civic groups want a say in CCSD's next leader
March 17, 2024
Several community organizations collaborated on a letter this month encouraging the School Board to consider a national search for its next superintendent.
Hoffman Madzou, 23, a Congolese business student, poses for a photo at UNLV Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
UNLV student takes full advantage of blessings available to him
March 17, 2024
UNLV senior Hoffman Madzou's life was changed forever when his family was selected for a refugee program that would bring them to the United States when he was just 7 ...
Shelley Foley holds a sign Thursday, March 14, 2024, during a rally at the Regional Justice Center for Jonathan Lewis, 17, who died on Nov. 7, 2023, almost a week after a group of classmates beat him near Rancho High School.
Beating death of Las Vegas teenager stirs emotional response from supporters
March 15, 2024
A group of supporters keeping a close watch on the mob beating death of a local teenager in an alley near his school returned to the courthouse steps Thursday to call for ...
Sphere showing off during NBA Summer League
Sphere celebrating young Las Vegas artists with design contest
March 14, 2024
Las Vegas community members will have the opportunity to see their artwork displayed on the Exosphere — the viral outer shell of the Sphere that has gained worldwide ...
Jim Borchers, Range Safety Officer and Coach at the Clark County Shooting Complex, teaches kids the importance of safety at the range. The Clark County Shooting Complex and the Nevada Department of Wildlife announce the launch of a new after-school spring youth trapshooting league for local middle and high school youth in grades six through twelve in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Breaking clay pigeons and stereotypes: New youth trapshooting league opens in Southern Nevada
March 9, 2024
At the Clark County Shooting Complex in the far northwest corner of the Las Vegas Valley, a new youth trapshooting league is taking shape. It’s for ...
Christopher Peterson, left, legal director of the ACLU of Nevada, responds to a question during a news conference at the ACLU of Nevada offices Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Athar Haseebullah, executive director of the ACLU of Nevada, listens at right.
ACLU still seeking CCSDPD records in Durango incident
March 7, 2024
The ACLU of Nevada is still fighting the Clark County School District for the internal investigative file on the district police officer who threw a student to the ground during a violent encounter last year ...
Regent Patrick Boylan attends a Board of Regents meeting at the College of Southern Nevada in North Las Vegas Friday, March 10, 2023.
Anti-trans comments draw demands for Nevada regent’s resignation
March 6, 2024
Nevada Faculty Alliance is demanding that Regent Patrick Boylan resign, saying comments he made Friday about the transgender community during a quarterly Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting violated the board’s anti-discrimination resolution. In a statement, the alliance — which advocates on behalf of faculty and ...
UNLV president Keith Whitfield responds to a question during an interview in his office at UNLV Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022.
UNLV president talks campus safety in wake of Dec. shooting
March 5, 2024
UNLV President Keith Whitfield used his annual State of the University address Tuesday to talk about steps the school is taking to prevent future violence like December's shooting ...
The Clark County School District administration building in Las Vegas.
Rezoning to reassign some Basic students to Chaparral OK’d
Feb. 28, 2024
Growth in the area assigned to an already-packed Basic High School is leading the Clark County School District to adjust attendance boundaries to shift some students westward ...
Mike Rowe, creator and host of the TV series Dirty Jobs and founder of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, speaks to students at Western High School Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Rowe’s visit to the school was to announce a new program, created in partnership between his foundation and the Engelstad Foundation, with the goal of providing full-ride scholarships for trade programs to students upon graduation.
Mike Rowe’s foundation seeks to bridge skills gap with scholarships for Western High grads to vocational schools
Feb. 27, 2024
Television personality Mike Rowe, known for creating and hosting the “Dirty Jobs” reality show, dropped by Western High School to announce the new Warrior Pathway Program ...
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara cleans out his office at the CCSD headquarters Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Jara's resignation, after almost six years as CCSD superintendent, took effect at 5 p.m. Friday.
After nearly six years as CCSD's superintendent, Jara says he ‘ran out of fight’
Feb. 25, 2024
Jesus Jara tells a story about meeting with MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle about a partnership between the prominent resorts company and Clark County School District.