In The News: College of Education
More than 30 years ago, Las Vegas had the Running Rebels, the champions of the NCAA with stars who went onto professional careers and a coach, Jerry Tarkanian, whose name still evokes respect among those who were here.
National civil rights advocates are hailing a New Jersey state judge’s ruling as opening a potential new era in desegregation efforts focused on state rather than federal courts.
This is encouraging: Between 2018 and 2022, the number of teachers, assistant principals and paraprofessionals across the Land of Lincoln grew by 7,000, according to a new study by the advocacy group Advance Illinois.
The Clark County teachers union has to overcome 54 years of legal precedent to succeed in its recently launched legal effort to repeal a state law that prohibits strikes by public-sector employees, said Bradley Marianno, a UNLV professor of education policy.
The Clark County teachers union has to overcome 54 years of legal precedent to succeed in its recently launched legal effort to repeal a state law that prohibits strikes by public-sector employees, said Bradley Marianno, a UNLV professor of education policy.
For months, the Clark County Education Association has been rallying for a new contract.
It’s been nearly a month since the Clark County School District declared an impasse in negotiations with its teachers union on a new contract, sending talks to arbitration.
There’s always a need for teachers, especially in Nevada, and there ARE plenty of people who want to get licensed to do so, but a day job or financial restrictions might get in their way. A program at UNLV’s College of Ed aims to change that with their Nevada Forward Initiative.
The Nevada Forward Initiative, a program for teacher apprenticeships at the University of Nevada Las Vegas College of Education has been added to the Nevada State Apprenticeship Council.
With ongoing contract disputes between Clark County School District and Clark County Education Association, many question what the future of teachers will look like.
The U.S. Department of Education announced more than 4 million are enrolled in the Biden-Harris administration's plan to help ease the cost of student loan payments.