Education

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.

Un proyecto de ley permitiría a los beneficiarios de DACA calificar para la matrícula estatal en todas las escuelas públicas y universidades después de vivir en Nevada durante un año.

A bill would allow DACA recipients to qualify for in-state tuition at all public schools and colleges after living in Nevada for a year.

A bill introduced to the Nevada Legislature would allow students in public schools to wear cultural or religious regalia at graduation ceremonies.

Two Washoe County teachers were awarded with the “Oscars of Teaching.” The honor includes an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize for their own use.

Los exámenes estandarizados del año escolar 2021-2022 publicados por el Departamento de Educación de Nevada demuestran mejoras modestas para los alumnos de tercero a octavo grado.

Read or listen to news headlines for Tuesday, August 23, 2022.

A local nonprofit called Envirolution recently won a $20,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada to support sustainability training for teachers.

The Washoe County School District will continue with a rotating bus schedule in the upcoming school year as critical labor shortages affect multiple departments.

Read or listen to news headlines for Monday, July 18, 2022.