Education

At Tuesday afternoon’s Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting, members heard a presentation about its programs for Native American students.

Last week, the Douglas County School District Board of Trustees considered restricting access to bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports teams for transgender students.

In a pair of recent meetings, Washoe County School District presented draft options for facilities changes in the North Valleys and downtown Sparks areas to community members. Some include school closures.

Washoe County School District's English Language Learners underperform their native English-speaking peers in almost every metric.

At a Tuesday afternoon meeting, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Education heard a bill that would require school districts and the State Public Charter School Authority to provide some summer school.

At a Wednesday evening meeting, Incline Village residents loudly voiced their concerns about the possible closure of Incline Middle School and criticized Washoe County School District’s process of gathering input.

KUNR held its second Pints and Purple Politics event on Wednesday at IMBĪB Custom Brews in Sparks. Purple Politics Nevada host Lucia Starbuck moderated the conversation with three state lawmakers who represent the Reno-Sparks area. This week’s episode highlights what everyone had to say.

Local fifth graders have been heading up the Heavenly Gondola this winter to snowshoe and learn about Lake Tahoe’s ecosystem. KUNR joined one group on their trek.

Latino public college enrollment in Nevada dropped in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic. While it bounced back a bit during the 2021-22 academic year, higher education professionals and students say more could be done to help Latino students get to and through college.

The Nevada Legislature passed a major deadline on Friday, where all bills must have passed out of their first committee. Those that didn’t are dead for the most part. Now, they’ll need to be passed by both houses with identical language and signed or vetoed by Nevada’s Republican governor to become law.