Las Vegas Sun

May 7, 2024

Education

The Clark County School District offices are shown in Las Vegas in May 2009.
Health District: No new cases of TB in CCSD schools after potential exposure
Feb. 15, 2024
The Southern Nevada Health District announced today that no additional active cases of tuberculosis were found following a December case in the Clark County School District ...
District Court Judge Jessica Peterson, shown during a hearing at the Regional Justice Center Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, is being asked by the Clark County Education Association to lift the injunction she set against the teachers union to prevent further strikes. CCEA contends the union and the Clark County School District, with a new contract in hand, are at labor peace and the need for the injunction has passed.
With contract settled, Clark County teachers union asks judge to dissolve no-strike injunction
Feb. 15, 2024
The Clark County Education Association wants a judge to dissolve the injunction that has been in place since September to prevent further teacher strikes now that the ...
Clark County School District Deputy Superintendent Brenda Larsen-Mitchell attends a meeting held to vote on Superintendent Jesus Jara's resignation proposal at Henderson City Hall Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Larsen-Mitchell was appointed as interim superintendent Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, after the Clark County School District board voted to accept Jara's resignation.
Jesus Jara's termination approved by CCSD board; terms yet to be finalized
Feb. 7, 2024
A split Clark County School District Board has voted against giving embattled Superintendent Jesus Jara the resignation package he wants. After about two hours of discussion tonight, the board voted 4-3 against ...
John Vellardita, executive director of the Clark County Education Association union, attends a news conference at CCSD headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Race-based remark by union leader fuels teacher pay controversy
Feb. 7, 2024
The head of the teachers union in the Clark County School District said he didn’t support a revised pay scale that would have better recognized veteran teachers’ education and experience because those teachers were likely to be white and in the suburbs. Now, veteran teachers in the district — white and minorities, teaching in urban and ...
Jeff Horn, executive director of the Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional-Technical Employees, responds to a question during an interview in the Slaughter House fitness room at Mission High School Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Admin union wants thorough process for selecting next CCSD superintendent
Feb. 1, 2024
Clark County School District employees are emphasizing the need for a thorough, transparent search for a new superintendent to replace Jesus Jara, driven by concern over a School Board agenda item to appoint a new leader on the same day that Jara is presumed to finalize his departure.
In this Aug. 28, 2019 file photo, John Vellardita, left, executive director of the Clark County Education Association, and Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara attends a news conference at CCSD headquarters in Las Vegas.
Teachers union: Superintendent Jara should be fired from CCSD for cause
Feb. 1, 2024
The Clark County School District teachers union is ratcheting up pressure on the School Board after Superintendent Jesus Jara proposed a plan to resign, declaring it wants Jara fired for cause. The Clark County Education Association doesn’t want Jara, whose contract runs through June 2026, to be allowed to resign with a severance package worth ...
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara takes questions from reporters during a CCSD New Teacher Kickoff event at Resorts World Las Vegas Thursday, July 27, 2023. Over 1,000 teachers took part in the event  in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year that begins Monday, Aug. 7.
Superintendent Jara seeks to end tenure at CCSD
Jan. 31, 2024
Jesus Jara, the embattled superintendent of the Clark County School District, wants to resign from his post with a buyout worth at least a year of his annual salary, the district announced today. Barring that, he could ...
Student injured in weapon incident at Silverado High School
Jan. 30, 2024
One Silverado High School student was injured today and another arrested after an altercation on campus involving a weapon, possibly a knife, school police said.
Exterior of the Clark County School District main office in Las Vegas, Nevada Thursday, August 31, 2023.
Report calls for U.S. study over Nevada teacher shortage concerns
Jan. 30, 2024
A new report recommends that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights direct the federal government to study whether every child in Nevada is getting the same educational opportunities and experiences.
Exterior of Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
Rancho HS shifts focus to an expansion of Nevada law as it searches for a new principal
Jan. 27, 2024
Rancho High School’s organizational team is using what it believes to be an expanded right under state law to ensure the campus community gets a say in the appointment of its new principal. ...
Las Vegas police: Schools locked down after crash, barricade situation
Jan. 26, 2024
Nearby schools were locked down this morning after an occupant in a vehicle involved in a crash refused to follow orders, resulting in a barricade situation, police said. The person was subsequently ...
President of UNLV Rebel Gaming, Hayden Gomel plays the game, Overwatch at the new Tonopah Esports Lounge, located within the Tonopah Residence Complex at UNLV on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.
UNLV levels up: Allied Esports, HyperX donate ultramodern gaming lounge
Jan. 26, 2024
Chelsea Acdan used to spend a lot of time in UNLV’s Lied Library — just not for the reasons other students were there. Acdan was the manager and president of Rebel Gaming, UNLV’s esports team and the ...
Hebrew University of Jerusalem President Prof. Asher Cohen (center) hands the American Friends of the Hebrew University Las Vegas Scopus Award to nationally renowned attorney and philanthropist David Z. Chesnoff. Looking on is (left) Alex Yemenidjian, Chairman of Armenco Capital, LLC who presented the Scopus Award at the Encore.
Las Vegas attorney honored with Hebrew University award
Jan. 23, 2024
David Z. Chesnoff, a Las Vegas philanthropist and criminal defense attorney, has been honored with an award recognizing his dedication to humanitarian concerns.
Clark County School District special education teacher Lynn Bozzano poses for a photo at Durango High School Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
CCSD’s new pay scales leave veteran teachers feeling undervalued
Jan. 23, 2024
Teachers who are new to CCSD — whether freshly minted college graduates or seasoned professionals from outside the district — will be walking on at wages that may be tens of thousands ...
Melissa Finnell, left, and Bernard Walker hold signs during a protest against police violence in front of Clark County School District headquarters on West Sahara Avenue Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. A CCSD police officer was caught on cellphone video slamming a Black teen to the ground and kneeling on his back outside Durango High School last Friday.
Bodycam footage of incident at Durango HS shows students compliant as they protested
Jan. 21, 2024
The footage from the six officers showed the teens being fully compliant with police — consistently. They, in fact, tried to defuse the situation.