On the eve of the 2023 Service Employees International Union Local 99 strike, Los Angeles Times Columnist Robin Abcarian wrote “I don’t blame the union one bit” and condemned Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho for “just one more slap in the face” after Carvalho “responded to the (strike) vote by comparing the union’s action to a circus.”

Las Vegas is set to host another Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium, with the NFL naming the city the site of Super Bowl 63 in 2029 — a return that comes on a relatively short timeline by Super Bowl standards.

Should colleges and universities require the SAT/ACT again? More than 2,000 colleges and universities remain test-optional or test-free. The debate on testing continues to evolve as new data points emerge.

Middle school students can expect to take more exams starting next school year, according to a document sent to some Clark County School District principals earlier this month. The exams, scheduled to be administered in mid-December and mid-May, will test students’ knowledge in math, English language arts, science and social studies. The tests can be worth of up 20 percent of a student’s final semester grade in the subject being tested, the document states.

UNLV discusses the Judging the Judges survey, what to do with the information, and the judge who scored the worst.

Tacos and tuition? Burgers for bachelor’s degrees? It’s very possible if you work at Chipotle or McDonald’s, two companies that announced college tuition benefits for their workers in the last decade.

As Nevada appears to be finally turning the corner on its long-running issue of high teacher vacancies, new data shows that state public schools are seeing a surge in teachers with less than three years of experience and teaching subjects they are not licensed in.

Those who serve on Clark County’s justice courts handle everything from first appearances for murder suspects to traffic law violations, tasked with delivering a fair first round of justice no matter the severity of the case.

Jennifer Wolf’s third grade son is a vocal student with a budding interest in fairness and social awareness, she told The Nevada Independent. On multiple occasions, she said “he has approached his teachers to talk through situations and share his perspective on how certain classroom moments unfolded.” Wolf’s view is increasingly popular: Enrollment in Nevada’s state charter school network is up 2.3 percentage points this year. When Nevada’s State Public School Charter Authority (SPCSA) was founded in 2011, it oversaw approximately 11,000 students. Today it oversees more than 70,000.

UNLV assistant professor-in-residence for the Intercollegiate and Professional Sports Management (IPSM) program Michelle Calica Coyner and UNLV professor of sociology & hospitality and expert on Gaming and Economic Development Dr. Bo Bernhard join the show. We explore the depths of the IPSM program & how UNLV is continuing to grow the opportunities for students wanting to get involved in sports, as well as ways to help Hawai'i benefit from the changing landscape of gambling and sports - the growing the "fun economy" on the way.

In Illinois, the Chicago Teachers Union won a contract with the city’s schools to add solar panels on some buildings and clean energy career pathways for students, among other actions. In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Federation of Educators demanded that the district create a task force on environmental issues and provide free metro passes for students. And in California, the Los Angeles teachers union’s demands include electrifying the district’s bus fleet and providing electric vehicle charging stations at all schools.

In Illinois, the Chicago Teachers Union won a contract with the city’s schools to add solar panels on some buildings and clean energy career pathways for students, among other actions. In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Federation of Educators demanded that the district create a task force on environmental issues and provide free metro passes for students. And in California, the Los Angeles teachers union’s demands include electrifying the district’s bus fleet and providing electric vehicle charging stations at all schools.