Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez can count on one hand how many teachers of color he had while growing up in east Las Vegas.

The Clark County School District’s abrupt shift to digital learning in mid-March was especially tough on lower-income and minority students. Reportedly, nearly one-third of all students stopped learning because they didn’t have a device or internet connectivity so they could participate in the remote instruction.

On April 28, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada sent a letter to Gov. Steve Sisolak declaring that the state has been failing to provide an equal education to all students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The middle schoolers bustled into the classroom at 8:30 a.m.

Students inside Somerset Academy in North Las Vegas sat inside the classroom on a hot Thursday morning.

The Clark County School District may start the year with hundreds of teacher vacancies but UNLV is aiming to fill some of those spots with its fast track teacher certification program.

National Center for Institutional Diversity | During the 2013–2014 school year, I conducted a qualitative research study in a transfer high school in New York City.