With Clark County schools daunted by a severe teacher shortage this year, colleges in Southern Nevada are tackling several new initiatives to funnel more educators into local classrooms.

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For the past decade, education officials in Nevada have eyed with envy the sprawling data systems other states have built to empower teachers, researchers and parents with unprecedented access to information about their students.

News 3’s Krystal Allan talks with Dr. Emily Lin, chairwoman of the UNLV College of Education's Department of Teaching and Learning, about Rebel Academy, a fast-track teacher certification program that will render nearly 20 professionals eligible for fall hire by the Clark County School District.

Clark County is about to get a fresh group of newly trained teachers all thanks to a program at UNLV.

The $10 million that state lawmakers approved to help recruit new teachers may not arrive in Clark County School District coffers for several more weeks.

The $10 million that state lawmakers approved to help recruit new teachers may not arrive in Clark County School District coffers for several more weeks.

Most teens want to go to college but until now, there was no way for teens with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be students at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Beyond Sin City's casino strip, what happens in Vegas also includes an education system in crisis. Its schools are severely overcrowded, as we reported Wednesday on Morning Edition.

April is nationally recognized as Autism Awareness month – a time when supporters and friends wear the color blue to draw attention to a disorder that effects an estimated 1 in 68 people.

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Actually, it kind of is. STEM education is all the rage—and as important as ever. Are our schools ready to shape tomorrow's scientists and engineers?