Teacher shortage closes Vegas schools and forces combined classes during union contract battle
1 year, 3 months ago

Teacher shortage closes Vegas schools and forces combined classes during union contract battle

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Staffing issues in Las Vegas-area schools reached a critical point this month, with classes being canceled or combined across the nation’s fifth-largest school district during bitter contract negotiations. The Clark County School District and the teachers union, which represents about 18,000 licensed employees, have been negotiating a new contract since late March over topics such as pay, benefits and working conditions. After an unexpected number of staff members at a Las Vegas high school called in sick last Friday ahead of the Labor Day weekend, classes were combined in “larger areas of the campus to continue instructional activities,” according to a message sent to parents. The shortages came to a head Friday with the district canceling classes at two elementary schools, causing city officials to set up temporary child care at community centers across Clark County, the Review-Journal reported.

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Las Vegas-area teachers union challenges law prohibiting members from striking
1 year, 2 months ago

Las Vegas-area teachers union challenges law prohibiting members from striking

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Nevada’s largest teachers union filed suit Monday against a state law making it illegal for teachers and other public school employees to go on strike over pay and working conditions in the country’s fifth-largest school district, which includes Las Vegas. They said it also infringes on the First Amendment rights of its approximately 18,000 members in nearly …

Wave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds
1 year, 3 months ago

Wave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A judge on Wednesday ordered a teachers union to put an end to teacher absences that have forced Las Vegas-area school closures and that she said are “very clearly a strike,” amid a contract battle in a state where it is illegal for public employees to walk off the job. “The idea that this can be ignored, …

Clark County teachers union wants Nevada governor to intervene in contract dispute with district
1 year, 3 months ago

Clark County teachers union wants Nevada governor to intervene in contract dispute with district

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The Clark County Education Association is calling on Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo to intervene and end the stalemate between the teachers union and the county school district as bitter contract negotiations continue. Lombardo told the Las Vegas Sun that while he believes “collective bargaining should be handled at the local level, I’m eager to help resolve this …

Commentary: Nevada rolled the dice on the A’s. A kindergarten teacher lost faith in government
1 year, 5 months ago

Commentary: Nevada rolled the dice on the A’s. A kindergarten teacher lost faith in government

LA Times  

An Oakland Athletics fan holds up a sign protesting the team’s planned move to Las Vegas during a June 18 game against the Philadelphia Phillies. “If we pass this bill … and continue to deny Nevada education the funding it desperately needs,” she testified, “what sort of message are we sending to our teachers and children?” It’s a fair question, …

Nevada weighs permanent rule allowing emergency substitutes
2 years, 10 months ago

Nevada weighs permanent rule allowing emergency substitutes

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A state panel will consider allowing public schools in Nevada’s two most populous counties to hire emergency substitute teachers who have only a high school diploma. Steve Sisolak on a temporary regulation allowing emergency substitutes in late November 2020. School districts with fewer than 9,000 students and charter schools within their boundaries already can hire emergency substitute …

Staffing shortages compound struggles in Vegas area schools
3 years ago

Staffing shortages compound struggles in Vegas area schools

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Teachers, bus drivers and other support staff are quitting their jobs in Las Vegas-area schools, compounding the problems facing students and employees in the Clark County School District nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic. The vacancies have forced administrators to divert classroom aides from their roles helping students overcome learning loss to empty classrooms, increased class …

Report: Cost to make Nevada schools average in US tops $800M
3 years, 9 months ago

Report: Cost to make Nevada schools average in US tops $800M

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Nevada public schools have too many students per classroom and too few teachers and support staff, according to a study released Friday that projects the added cost of meeting the national student-to-teacher ratio average at about $800 million. It found that an additional $800 million would let Nevada add 9,800 teachers to its current 20,700 statewide workforce …

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