The true cost of these book banning attempts does not end with our freedoms as Americans. This process recently cost taxpayers approximately $5,000 in salaries and time for one book challenge at one valley high school.

A former teacher who suffered life-threatening injuries after she was attacked by a student at Eldorado High School in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit nearly two years later.

Gov. Joe Lombardo is opposing an initiative by the Clark County teachers union that would allow Nevada public school teachers to go on strike. Under Nevada law, strikes by public employees are illegal.

From the moment he was hired in 2018, it was evident that Clark County schools Superintendent Jesus Jara didn’t have broad support. But after a motion to hire an internal candidate failed, the board turned its sights to Jara.

Jesus Jara’s more than five years as superintendent of the state’s largest school district came to an end on Friday after the Clark County School Board approved his resignation terms late Thursday along with a $250,000 buyout. 

The Clark County School Board on Thursday approved Superintendent Jesus Jara’s new resignation terms, which include a one-time lump sum payment of $250,000, half the amount he had initially asked for.

he new terms would give Jara the equivalent of six months of pay — nearly $200,000 — and exclude any payouts for unused sick leave and vacation time roughly worth an additional $100,000.

In this week's Indy Education newsletter, read about how kindergartners and first graders at Minden Elementary School spread kindness through projects benefits a North Carolina school and Renown Children's Hospital.

The Clark County School Board voted 5-2 Wednesday to direct its legal counsel to negotiate new terms for the pending termination of Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract.

A proposal to appoint a new superintendent for the nation’s fifth-largest school district without a comprehensive search and public interviews has sparked outrage among educators, a top lawmaker and community members.

Jara said his resignation was contingent on the board approving a contract amendment that would grant him a severance package that includes a year’s worth of salary, about $400,000, and other benefits.

Superintendent Jesus Jara is planning to ask the Clark County School District board to buy out his contract and allow him to leave his position atop the state’s largest school district.

The Clark County teachers union made donations totaling $310,000 to four members of the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee (IFC) in days surrounding a Dec. 13 meeting.

In this week's Indy Education newsletter, learn about a Reno high school that's developing an academy that will take learning outdoor. Plus, a proposed policy by the Clark County School Board is coming under fire.

The schedules provide insight into Nevada's constitutional officers’ meetings and priorities during the 2023 legislative session.

[Clark County Superintendent Jesus] Jara might be highly unpopular among teachers, the public and elected officials, but his call for greater transparency makes far more sense than the union’s push to legalize strikes.

Those contributions include a maximum $10,000 donation from the CCEA PAC to Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) a day after the vote.

The Clark County Education Association has launched a petition that would change a state law that makes it illegal for teachers and other public employees to go on strike. 

In this week's Indy Education newsletter, meet Eureka County's lone school counselor. Plus, a Washoe County School Board trustee is running for Sparks City Council.

Clark County Superintendent Jesus Jara said he’s undeterred by continued calls for his resignation by top Democratic lawmakers and the district’s teachers union following a lengthy teacher contract dispute.