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Megan Griffard’s early education career included a stint teaching at Mojave High School before she left to pursue her doctorate out of state. She returned in 2022 to find the Clark County School District battling a staggering 1,367 vacant teaching positions.

The Mitchell family is part of an increasing population opting for charter schools over traditional public schools. Between the 2019-2020 school year and the 2024-2025 school year, the number of students in Clark County attending charter schools grew by 26 percent, to 64,128 students, according to the Nevada Department of Education. In that same time period, Clark County School District enrollment declined by over 8 percent, while Southern Nevada’s population increased by 5 percent.

A new parent-led nonprofit aims to provide reliable transportation for school kids, especially those who are not eligible or do not want to ride the school bus.

The NAACP chapter in Las Vegas is voicing strong opposition to President Trump's recent executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The chapter is urging that education equity remains a national priority, emphasizing the importance of maintaining progress in educational opportunities for all students.

Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a ÐÔÊӽ紫ý professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.

It was March 12, 2020, when Governor Steve Sisolak announced a state of emergency in Nevada in response to the growing infections and deaths from COVID-19. Five days later, he announced a statewide business shutdown. And something no one ever thought would happen happened: The Las Vegas Strip shut down for 78 days.

Nearly five years after COVID-19 forced schools to shutter, a recent analysis of standardized test scores shows that students nationwide and in Nevada remain half a year behind in reading and math — and the causes stretch well beyond the pandemic itself.

A Las Vegas mom and other parents are working on bringing families interested in homeschooling their kids all under one roof. For the first time in years, the Nevada Homeschool Convention is coming to town.