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Current Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education News

Massive expansion will double capacity and alleviate two-year waitlist.

This is the first time in history that there are exclusively women of color on the board.

UNLV secures a U.S. Department of Education grant to remove the school vs. family conundrum for student-parents.


Nevada Institute on Teaching and Educator Preparation finds home at UNLV and in the community.
UNLV College of Education experts share tips, resources, and activities for parents thrust into the added role of schoolteacher, guidance counselor, and playground monitor.
Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education In The News

In the latest in a series of courtroom losses over its special education program, a federal judge has ordered the Clark County School District to pay more than $450,000 to a prominent Las Vegas couple for failing to prepare an adequate study plan for their dyslexic daughter.

In the latest in a series of courtroom losses over its special education program, a federal judge has ordered the Clark County School District to pay more than $450,000 to a prominent Las Vegas couple for failing to prepare an adequate study plan for their dyslexic daughter.

And they aren’t the only Southern Nevada municipality taking a more hands-on approach to education.
The City of Las Vegas wants to open a charter school. And with it may come with an ask for $900,000 in federal covid relief funding.

Twelve first-time state lawmakers will be among the 21 senators and 42 Assembly members when the 81st session of the Nevada Legislature convenes on Feb. 1. Two of the new members join the Senate, 10 join the Assembly; all 12 represent some part of Clark County.

Twelve state legislators for the first time will be among the 21 senators and 42 members of the Assembly when the 81st session of the Nevada Legislature meets on February 1. Two of the new members join the Senate, 10 join the Assembly, and all 12 represent some part of Clark County.