Part of the so-called “New Nevada” will be born Wednesday when laws affecting education and veterans — as well as provisions that will pump an estimated $18 billion into state agencies during the next two fiscal years — become effective.

The $10 million that state lawmakers approved to help recruit new teachers may not arrive in Clark County School District coffers for several more weeks.

A long trunk can make for an especially explosive event. Whales, iguanas, and even fish also have unique methods of sneezing.

Professionals are switching careers to help fill 2,600 open teaching positions in Las Vegas. Rebel Academy gives them realistic practice before entering the classroom.

It's hard for most people to imagine leaving a high-paying job to become a teacher, but plenty of people are doing it, and the Clark County School District is benefiting from it.

Two months ago, Chris Wood gambled by leaving UNLV early to enter the NBA draft.

Economic growth in Nevada is accelerating faster than the U.S., economic analysts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Business and Economic Research, said Thursday, but housing remains tight and the state trails woefully in advanced industry.

Economic growth in Nevada is accelerating faster than the U.S., economic analysts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Business and Economic Research, said Thursday, but housing remains tight and the state trails woefully in advanced industry.

As the Valley’s population has increased over the past three decades, so too has the number of residents calling for the breakup of the Clark County School District—which, at 319,000 students and counting, is the fifth largest in the country. Well, those multi-district proponents are about to get their wish—sort of.