New Private Security Guard Requirements AB 184 Proposes to increase the requirements, including training requirements and screenings, for private security officers, including those working in public or private schools. It would also specify penalties for crimes committed against a security guard. ...
Opportunity Scholarship Students Post Important Academic GrowthEarlier this month, the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) published its first report assessing academic outcomes of students in the Nevada Opportunity Scholarship Program. The analysis showed encouraging results: 68.4 percent of s...
The first public meetings of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Education were predictably uneventful, ushering in new members with degrees of experiences relating to the committees’ work. The Senate committee, after welcoming remarks, two overview briefings, and some admirable humor from Chair...
For families living in the 89031 zip code of North Las Vegas, the quality of accessible school choices is quite limited overall. In fact, 65 percent of students living in its 21,770 households attend one- or two- star public schools, according to the state rating system where five-star schools repre...
With no public charter or private schools, the 89156 zip code in East Clark County remains woefully underserved by quality school options. None of the five schools rated above two-stars, with a bulk of students in the 10,616 households finding themselves in one-star schools (3,210 students) as rated...