It’s mid-morning at Gwendolyn Woolley Elementary School in North Las Vegas and principal Joseph Uy is walking the hallways. He’s a jolly guy and he puts on a good face for his students and staff. But behind the scenes he’s exhausted.

Even in non-pandemic years, Las Vegas has struggled to fill school jobs.

Danica Hays is helping build the teacher of tomorrow at UNLV, and she’s not bashful in saying it’s a community effort.

Danica Hays will become the UNLV College of Education’s permanent dean after filling the job on an interim basis for nine months. The change will take effect July 1, the university announced Thursday.

MGM Resorts International has partnered with the University of Nevada Las Vegas College of Education to provide free virtual tutoring.

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is partnering with the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Education to provide free virtual tutoring for children of active MGM Resorts employees for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. This partnership centers on both small group tutoring as well as family engagement sessions aimed at supporting MGM employees and their families.

Smoke-filled air settling over northwest Nevada because of raging wildfires has created a yo-yo effect for the Washoe County School District.

While schools are out and libraries are closed during the coronavirus pandemic, UNLV’s College of Education students and faculty are coming up with new ways to ensure story time for children continues. The catch? As most everything is these days, it is virtual.