KUNR Youth Media student reporters crafted questions for Washoe County School Board candidates. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck and Nick Stewart break down what local high school students are concerned about this election and what the candidates had to say.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the importance of mental health. For students at one high school in Reno, many are grappling with mental health issues created by a mixture of pandemic anxiety along with changes to their academic routines and limited socialization. KUNR Youth Media’s Nick Stewart explores this issue and how art can help.
Later this month, Nevada will consider letting Washoe and Clark counties continue hiring emergency substitute teachers with only a high school diploma due to severe teacher shortages. While Washoe County is finding new ways to recruit substitutes, the district believes the emergency licenses are beneficial.
The Clark County School District has implemented a retention bonus to help incentivize K-12 teachers to continue working during the pandemic; however, some educators say the bonus is not enough.
Clark County School District’s COVID reporting hotline has been inundated with calls since starting the new semester. As omicron continues to surge, hundreds of families report difficulty getting through.
Washoe County is seeing more child care providers close than open during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that’s a problem for many parents in Northern Nevada who are struggling to find affordable child care.
While some child care facilities in our region are full, with waiting lists, others are struggling with enrollment. Lucy Comstock is the director at Incline Village Nursery School, a child care facility for children aged 3 to 5 in North Lake Tahoe. Comstock spoke with our business reporter Kaleb Roedel about the financial and staffing challenges they’re facing during the pandemic.
In an upcoming special election, voters will decide if Elko County School District should take out $150 million in bonds for capital improvement projects over the next six years. To learn more, KUNR’s Michelle Billman spoke to Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, a bilingual reporter with The Nevada Independent who is based in Elko and has been covering this story.
The U.S. Space Force established its first JROTC program in a Southern Nevada high school. Las Vegas’ Durango High is the first of its kind in the nation.…
UNR’s Cyber Club is partnering with the Nevada Air National Guard to strengthen cyber security tactics. When a ransomware attack shut down the Colonial…
Jeff Scott/Washoe County Library SystemThe Washoe County Library System hosted its first in-person Drag Queen Story Time since 2019 to some protest.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the importance of mental health. For students at one high school in Reno, many are grappling with mental health issues created by a mixture of pandemic anxiety along with changes to their academic routines and limited socialization. KUNR Youth Media’s Nick Stewart explores this issue and how art can help.
