Schools

File photo of an empty classroom. (credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Arizona Bill Would Allow Schools To Put Students In Solitary Confinement Rooms

House lawmakers are reviewing the legality of solitary confinement rooms for school children.

2013/02/25

File photo of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Arpaio Launches Armed Volunteer Patrols Outside Schools

The sheriff for metropolitan Phoenix has launched a plan to have as many as 500 armed volunteers patrol areas just outside schools in an effort to guard against shootings like month’s attack at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 people dead.

2013/01/10

Parent’s Prep: New Technology In Schools; What Parents Need To Know

Children who come with the ability to interact with computer screens and basic keyboard knowledge find it much easier to learn in today’s classrooms.

2012/08/01

Photo Credit: Clark County School District

School Bond Issue Goes On November Ballot

Clark County voters will decide whether to pay more in property taxes to help upgrade local schools.

2012/06/11

New Year's Eve Fireworks At CityCenter In Las Vegas

Closures for 2012

The New Year’s holiday is upon us, and all federal and state offices will be closed today and Monday.

CBS Las Vegas–2011/12/30

Nevada Students Improve in Reading And Math

An annual education report says Nevada public school students are doing better in math and reading, but are still lagging behind their national counterparts.

CBS Las Vegas–2011/11/02

Hispanics Now Largest Student Group

The state Department of Education says during the last school year, nearly 39% of students were Hispanic, edging out white students by just one-tenth of a point.

CBS Las Vegas–2011/08/16

School Times Changing

More than a hundred Clark County schools would see different bell times under a proposal to be considered next week.

CBS Las Vegas–2011/04/01

Shorter School Year Proposed

School years could be up to 10 days shorter to avoid layoffs during a financial emergency if a new bill passes. Members of the Assembly Education Committee on Monday considered AB117, which allows districts to […]

CBS Las Vegas–2011/03/22

Staffers At Five Schools To Reapply For Jobs

Teachers and staff at five low-performing schools will have to reapply for their jobs as part of a reorganization plan. Clark County School District officials say they will shake up staff at the schools, using […]

CBS Las Vegas–2011/03/10

Listen Live!