It was March 12, 2020, when Governor Steve Sisolak announced a state of emergency in Nevada in response to the growing infections and deaths from COVID-19. Five days later, he announced a statewide business shutdown. And something no one ever thought would happen happened: The Las Vegas Strip shut down for 78 days.

Nearly five years after COVID-19 forced schools to shutter, a recent analysis of standardized test scores shows that students nationwide and in Nevada remain half a year behind in reading and math — and the causes stretch well beyond the pandemic itself.

A Las Vegas mom and other parents are working on bringing families interested in homeschooling their kids all under one roof. For the first time in years, the Nevada Homeschool Convention is coming to town.

A state agency said that a charter school in Las Vegas broke several laws when it failed to pay back more than $800,000 in taxpayer funds. Earlier this month, the State Public Charter School Authority affirmed its decision during an administrative hearing to shut down Eagle Charter School.

A state agency said that a charter school in Las Vegas broke several laws when it failed to pay back more than $800,000 in taxpayer funds. Earlier this month, the State Public Charter School Authority affirmed its decision during an administrative hearing to shut down Eagle Charter School.

Dr. Megan Rauch Griffard from UNLV’s Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Education’s project Dissecting the Educator Talent Pipeline and Educators’ ROI in Nevada will focus on whether CTE certificates in education concentrations lead to eventual employment in education, seek to understand how long NSHE education majors take to earn their desired degree by educational attainment level, and how the wages of educators compare to other workers with comparable education and experience in Nevada by educational attainment level.