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Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education News
The Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education (EMS) is designed to prepare professionals for specialized services in schools, community agencies, and higher education settings. We promote and embrace the concept of cultural diversity, and we affirm our commitment to the ethical standards of our respective disciplines.
Current Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education News
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MGM Resorts International helps UNLV resolve bottlenecks in internships for future practitioners.
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The U.S. Department of Education administrator has built a career in supporting public school students and adults with disabilities.
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The program provides elementary and second-level teachers with tools and strategies to support the learning, content, and language development of students from multi-ethnic communities.
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Massive expansion will double capacity and alleviate two-year waitlist.
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This is the first time in history that there are exclusively women of color on the board.
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UNLV secures a U.S. Department of Education grant to remove the school vs. family conundrum for student-parents.
Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education In The News
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In abandoning script, are we sacrificing a piece of identity?
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In the latest in a series of courtroom losses over its special education program, a federal judge has ordered the Clark County School District to pay more than $450,000 to a prominent Las Vegas couple for failing to prepare an adequate study plan for their dyslexic daughter.
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In the latest in a series of courtroom losses over its special education program, a federal judge has ordered the Clark County School District to pay more than $450,000 to a prominent Las Vegas couple for failing to prepare an adequate study plan for their dyslexic daughter.
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And they aren’t the only Southern Nevada municipality taking a more hands-on approach to education.
The City of Las Vegas wants to open a charter school. And with it may come with an ask for $900,000 in federal covid relief funding.
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Twelve first-time state lawmakers will be among the 21 senators and 42 Assembly members when the 81st session of the Nevada Legislature convenes on Feb. 1. Two of the new members join the Senate, 10 join the Assembly; all 12 represent some part of Clark County.