Fourteen judges received retention scores of 90 percent or higher in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation, meaning a significant majority of attorneys want them to stay on the bench. Other judges showed improvement from the most recent prior survey, conducted in 2019. UNLV’s Center for Research, Evaluation and Assessment handled this year’s poll for the Review-Journal. The survey allowed attorneys to provide anonymous feedback on judges about whether they should stay on the bench, as well as for the categories of administrative ability, legal ability and integrity.

Nevada’s appellate courts are full of judges who are experienced and fair in the courtroom, according to Clark County lawyers. The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation, better known as “Judging the Judges,” was generated with the support of UNLV’s Center for Research, Evaluation and Assessment.

Attorneys want two Clark County district judges to leave the bench but gave high praise to others. As part of the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation, lawyers had the chance to anonymously rate the judges on administrative ability, legal ability and integrity. They also were able to say whether or not they would recommend each judge for retention.

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.

The survey, conducted by UNLV’s Center for Research, Evaluation and Assessment, polled Clark County attorneys for their opinions on judges they have appeared before. The survey is intended to provide voters with information on the performance of judges, who are elected in Nevada. Most of the judges rated in this survey will be on the ballot in 2026.

Nevada is rolling out a sweeping plan to grow its children's mental health workforce, banking on a brand-new bachelor-level profession, fresh college degree tracks and an in-state child psychology internship to keep talent from leaving the state. Backers say the package is designed to catch problems earlier in schools and community programs, so highly trained clinicians can focus on the kids with the most complex needs.

Clark County School District announced Friday a collaboration with UNLV to address special education staffing. This collaboration has resulted in the placement of more than 70 teachers in special education classrooms around the district. The highlight of the announcement is a new graduate certificate program called the Nevada Collaborative on Autism and STAR endorsement. This program is a partnership involving CCSD’s Student Services Division and the UNLV Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education.

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.

Schools in Southern Nevada are beginning to enter a new age of artificial intelligence-assisted education. With hopes of offering more customized instruction for students and assistance for stretched thin teachers, the Clark County School District is dipping its toes into the AI waters through a one-year pilot program this year.

In a time where the number of mental health professionals is going down and patient demand is going up, AI might be where people turn when they need professional mental health assistance.