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Around 66% of committed electric school buses are located in school districts with the highest shares of low-income households, according to the Electric School Bus Initiative. (Adobe Stock)

Advocates tout electric school buses in Nevada, ask for more resources

Nevada has secured 60 electric school buses to take students to and from school and as the school year kicks off, advocates want to see more of the …

Around 19% of students with disabilities attend four-year colleges and universities, compared with 40% of students without disabilities. Students with disabilities are more likely to attend two-year colleges or vocational schools, according to the Iris Center. (Adobe Stock)

NV secures $10 million grant to enhance outcomes for students with disabilities

A Nevada program is aiming to centralize transition services and improve outcomes for children with disabilities. It will help create a centralized …

Fewer than a third of fourth graders were at or above proficient in reading, two percentage points lower than right before the pandemic, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Book. (Adobe Stock)

Report: Nevada struggles to improve child well-being standards

Plummeting reading and math scores could prove to be a significant barrier for Nevada children, especially as they head into the workforce. This …

The classroom was the most common location bullying occurred at school in 2019-2020, according to the Pew Research Center. (Adobe Stock)

NV parent speaks out on bullying, zero-tolerance school policies

About a third of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they worry their children might be bullied at some point and it became a reality for …

Federal debt among borrowers age 62 and older has increased by 36.8% since 2017, according to Education Data Initiative. (Adobe Stock)

Student loan consolidation deadline could save older NV borrowers big

Student loan borrowers of all ages in Nevada and around the country have an opportunity to have their student loans canceled or the chance to receive …

A report from the Albert Shanker Institute recommended states narrow adequacy gaps by targeting additional state aid to higher-poverty districts with less capacity to raise revenue locally. (Adobe Stock)

Report: NV school districts among most inadequately funded

A new report found 39 states devote a smaller share of their economies to their K-12 public schools than they did in 2006. Nevada is among 10 states …

Hawaii Pacific University to expand to Las Vegas later this year

By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Alex Gonzalez for Nevada News Service reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Servi…

Out of 1,000 possible index points, no racial or ethnic group came close to the maximum score in the

Report: Racial inequities persist for NV children of color

Nevada's children of color continue to experience disparities, according to new data. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's "Race for Results" report …

The new data reveal more than half of older Americans with federal student-loan debt, 1.48 million individuals, first got their loans more than 15 years ago. (Adobe Stock)

Older borrowers struggle to repay federal student loans

New federal data from the Department of Education confirm retirement-age borrowers are struggling to repay their federal student loans. About 60% …

More than half of Hispanic students said in the past six months, they had considered stopping their coursework for at least one term. (Adobe Stock)

NV Latino student shares experience with leaving college; he's not the only one

Matthew Gonzales is from Washoe County and was studying business at the University of Nevada, Reno. After enrolling in August 2022, he was in his …

Today, 3.5 million Americans ages 60 and older hold more than $125 billion in student loans. (Adobe Stock)

Older Americans still struggling to repay student debt, payments start soon

By Jill Barshay for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Alex Gonzalez for Nevada News Service reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Ser…

Only 23% of high school students in the United States currently have guaranteed access to financial literacy courses, according to Next Gen Personal Finance. (Adobe Stock)

Financial Literacy Requirements Become Law in NV, Free Classes Complement

A bill passed during Nevada's last legislative session requires Nevada students in public high schools to learn about economics and financial literacy…

The World Health Organization says structural factors such as ableism can lead to an increase in health inequities experienced by people with disabilities. (Adobe Stock)

NV's Disability Community Fights Against Ableism

The Nevada Statewide Independent Living Council wants to educate policymakers and the public on how ableism can be damaging to those with disabilities…

In the 2023 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Nevada ranks 46th in education, 38th in health, and 44th in family and community factors that affect children. (Adobe Stock)

Report: Nevada Near Bottom of List for Children's Well-Being

Nevada is not making the cut when it comes to children's well-being in the state. According to the 2023 Kids Count Data Book, out this week…

To be eligible for the My Access to Network Opportunities project, one must be a current college student ages 18-30, or up to 35 for veterans, possess U.S. citizenship or permanent residency. Bilingual skills are preferred but not required. (Adobe Stock)

Initiative Encourages Latinos to Pursue Land-Management Careers

An initiative by the Hispanic Access Foundation aims to bridge the gap between land-management agencies and access to employment for Latinos and peopl…

According to the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, one of the biggest challenges Nevada faces is keeping students who complete college from moving out of state for their careers. (Adobe Stock)

Report: NV in Last Place for Higher-Ed Degree Attainment

Nevada has made progress in recent years in increasing its number of residents who have obtained college degrees, but the state sits in last place …

For the 2021-2022 school year, Communities in Schools served 75,697 K-12 students in the state of Nevada. (Adobe Stock)

NV Nonprofit Celebrates 94% Grad Rate for Students in Program

A Nevada nonprofit is celebrating a 94% graduation rate among its high school seniors for the 2021-2022 school year. Tami Hance-Lehr. CEO and state …

Data show students of color are significantly more likely to attend for-profit colleges, where students are less likely to graduate and have much higher rates of debt and default. (Terovesalainen/Adobe Stock)

Groups Press for Debt Cancellation to Lessen Racial Wealth Gap

The U.S. Supreme Court just set a date to consider whether President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation plan is legal - and advocates say Black …

The University of Nevada Las Vegas is the biggest Hispanic Serving Institution in Nevada, and ranks 108 on the Economic Mobility Index. (Stan Shebs/Wikimedia Commons)

Ranking Colleges: Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Economic Mobility

Higher-education experts are promoting a new way to rank colleges and universities, proposing an Economic Mobility Index (EMI) measuring whether the …

Two-year schools such as Truckee Meadows Community College have partnerships with local employers to offer coursework in fields that are in demand. (Nevada System of Higher Education)

Nevada Colleges Look to Attract More Students after Pandemic Enrollment Drop

Nevada colleges, especially two-year institutions, are working overtime to attract more students this fall, in the wake of a big drop in enrollment …

Advocates are prepping ideas for legislation to improve child well-being in Nevada. (Trendsetter Images/Adobestock)

Policy Summit Promotes Needs of Youngest Nevadans

The needs of Nevada's babies and toddlers and their parents will be front and center tomorrow at the 2022 Winter Policy Summit run by the Children's A…

Defensores est�n preparando ideas para legislar y mejorar el bienestar infantil en Nevada. (Trendsetter Images/Adobestock)

Cumbre de políticas promueve necesidades para los más jóvenes en NV

En Nevada, las necesidades de los bebés, niños pequeños y sus padres, serán el tema central en la Cumbre de Políticas de …

Thousands of educational resources, including open-source textbooks such as

UNLV Moves Toward Open-Source Textbooks to Cut Student Expenses

CORRECTION: Clarification was made of the $1,200 figure in UNLV student expenditures per year. (3:10 p.m. MST, Feb. 21, 2022) Open-source textbooks…

A new report finds that Nevada needs to develop family support programs within the community.(Vejaa/Adobestock)

Nevada Gets a D+ for Children's Mental Health: Report

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevada scored a D-plus for children's mental health, according to a new report from the Children's Advocacy Alliance. …

New data show Nevada cut its teen birth rate almost in half between 2010 and 2019. However, key indicators on poverty and education got worse. (Wordley Calvo Stock/Adobe Stock)

Report: NV Among Hardest Hit in Pandemic

CARSON CITY, Nev. - A new report finds Nevada's children suffered more during the pandemic than those in many other states - and that small gains in …

Clark County School District data show distance learning has been difficult for students, with higher rates of absenteeism and failing grades during the pandemic. (Shangaray/Adobe Stock)

NV Teachers Back Standards for Distance Learning

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Even as more Nevada kids are heading back to their on-campus classrooms, public-education advocates are calling on school …

A new initiative seeks to help youths aging out of foster care make a plan to attend post-secondary education or join the workforce. (terovesalainen/Adobe Stock)

New Initiative Supports NV Foster Youth Aging Out of Care

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Groups are partnering with the Children's Advocacy Alliance to launch a new initiative connecting youths in foster care with the …

Nevadans owe roughly $11 billion in student loans, with an average debt of $33,600. (Damir Khabirov/Adobe Stock)

Student-Debt Relief Urged, Now and Beyond Pandemic

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Although the directive to suspend student-loan payments and waive interest is set to expire at the end of the month, Biden …

Nearly a third of households with children nationally reported struggling with mental health, feeling down, depressed or hopeless. (goodluz/Adobe Stock)

Pandemic Hits NV Families with Kids Especially Hard

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Many Nevada kids and their families are struggling with health care coverage, mental health, housing and hunger due to the …

La preocupaci�n de los defensores de las ni�as y los ni�os aumenta respecto a la cantidad de ellos que no tienen un seguro de cobertura m�dica, y lo que pudiera significar eso para el futuro de la pandemia. (Bob_Dmyt/Pixabay)

¿Aumentará el COVID-19 la cantidad ya de por sí alta de niños de Nevada sin seguro?

LAS VEGAS -- La cantidad de niñas y los niños de Nevada que no tienen seguro médico alcanza cifras alarmantes, según revela un …

Latino children are nearly twice as likely to be uninsured as are non-Latino children, according to a report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. (RamanTalpada/Pixabay)

Nevada's Latino Children Among "Have-Nots" for Health Insurance

LAS VEGAS -- Many Americans lack health insurance, a problem highlighted by the current COVID-19 crisis, and a new report says Latino children are …

Advocates for foster children say school performance is too often an afterthought in placement hearings. (Voices Youth Center/Mitchell Findley)

Foster Care Advocates Press for Greater Focus on Education

LAS VEGAS – Truancy rates are high and graduation rates are low – especially for Nevada's 4,200 children in foster care – and child …

Between 30% and 40% of foster children have individual education plans and need an adult's consent to receive special services at school. (Jmiltenburg/Morguefile)

NV Volunteers Needed to Oversee Educational Needs of Foster Kids

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Legal aid groups are searching for a special group of volunteers to advocate for foster kids within the school system…

A new report shows 73% of Nevada's eighth-graders are not proficient in math, an improvement of 2% over the previous year. (Andy Dean/Adobestock)

Nevada Makes Progress On Kids' Well-Being; Still In Bottom 5

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Since 1990, Nevada has seen a massive influx of almost 370,000 children - but the state ranks 46th in the nation for …

Immigrant-rights advocates are pressing for bills that would allow DACA recipients to apply for college financial aid and professional licenses. (Nevada Immigrant Coalition)

Immigrants, Refugee Groups to Lobby State Legislature Today

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Today is Immigrant and Refugee Lobby Day at the state Legislature - an annual event to push for policies that improve quality of …

Los hijos de padres que tienen seguro, es m�s posible que tambi�n lo tengan y que reciban atenci�n preventiva, seg�n indica el reporte. (Nik Mock/Twenty20)

Medicaid se expande y cae la Tasa de no-asegurados en la parte Rural de Nevada

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Las comunidades rurales de Nevada y los pueblos pequeños han visto importantes reducciones en su tasa de personas …

About 9 percent of young adults in Nevada age 18-24 have children. (Epiphonicaton/Flickr)

Young Parents in Nevada Face Barriers to Education, Employment

CARSON CITY, Nev. — About 29,000 children in Nevada have parents who are between the ages of 18 and 24. A new report from the Annie E. Casey …

Nevada has shown improvement in education measures, but 73 percent of eighth-graders in the state still aren't proficient in math, and 69 percent of fourth-graders aren't proficient in reading. (Steven Depolo/Flickr)

Nevada Ranks Among Worst States for Children's Well-Being

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada ranks 47th in the nation when it comes to children's well-being, according to the 2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the …

Enrolling CHILDREN in educational summer activities would cost many Nevada family more than half of their summer income, according to the Center for American Progress. (BLM/Flickr)

Summer Child Care Out of Reach for Many NV Families

CARSON CITY, Nev. – When children are out of school during the summer, many Nevada families struggle to pay for child care, according to recent …

Labor unions are closely watching new Justice Neil Gorsuch as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case that could severely weaken public employee unions. (kconnors/morguefile).

Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Devastate Public Employee Unions

CARSON CITY, Nev. – A case that could deal a massive financial blow to public employee unions goes before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday…

One program on the chopping block in President Donald Trump's budget helps schools improve technology education. (Jdurham/Morguefile)

Education Groups Reject Trump Budget Proposal

LAS VEGAS – Some education advocates are criticizing President Donald Trump's new 2019 budget proposal because it zeroes out funding for several…

In northern Nevada alone, people gave more than 25,000 volunteer hours to the food bank last year. (FBNN)

Help to Feed Hungry Sought for Thanksgiving

MCCARRAN, Nev. – This holiday season, food banks across Nevada will feed hundreds of thousands of people – and food bank operators say …

Teachers could lose tax deductions for student-loan interest, and for the extra classroom supplies they purchase, under the GOP tax proposal. (Shironosov/iStockphoto)

Nevada Education Group Slams GOP Tax Plan

LAS VEGAS – Education groups blasted the GOP tax plan unveiled on Thursday - saying that eliminating most state and local tax deductions will bl…

One bright spot for Nevada children in immigrant families: 80 percent live in two-parent families, compared with 62 percent for U.S.-born children. (Nevada Dept. of Agriculture)

Inequities Persist for NV Latino, African-American, and American Indian Kids

CARSON CITY, Nev. – African-American, Latino and American Indian children in Nevada still face a steep climb compared with their white and …

A new report shows the enrollment gap between Latinos and other student groups has almost closed in four-year colleges, but the news isn't so good for graduation rates. (renjishino/Wikimedia Commons)

Report: College Graduation Rates Lag for Nevada Latinos

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Latinos in Nevada are making educational gains, but they still lag far behind other groups in high school and college …

Un reporte reciente muestra que la diferencia de inscripci�n entre los latinos y otros grupos de estudiantes casi se ha cerrado en las carreras de cuatro a�os, pero las noticias no son tan buenas sobre los �ndices de graduaci�n. (renjishino/Wikimedia Commons)

Tasas de titulación de “College”, atrasadas en latinos de Nevada

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Un reporte reciente de la Universidad Georgetown muestra que, aunque más y más latinos entran a College, su í…

A new report shows 92 percent of Nevada kids have health insurance, compared with 95 percent nationally.(Ulkare/iStockphoto)

Report: Nevada 47th in Nation for Child Well-Being

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada remains close to the bottom of the rankings for overall child well-being, at 47th in the nation - the same as last …

Nevada mostr� la mayor reducci�n en sus cifras de ni�os rurales no asegurados a nivel nacional, de acuerdo a un reporte reciente. (Cathy Yeulet/iStockphoto)

Las zonas rurales, las más afectadas por recortes a Medicaid

Carson City, NV - Un nuevo reporte de la Universidad de Georgetown muestra que las áreas rurales de Nevada han tenido grandes beneficios al …

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