The statewide system judges schools out of five stars based on academic achievement, growth, English language proficiency, opportunity gaps and student engagement.
Katie Futterman
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Katie Futterman joined the Review-Journal as a breaking news reporter in July 2024. After growing up in New York City, she graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont, where she served as the managing editor for the student-run newspaper, The Middlebury Campus. Her podcast series was published in the Middlebury Magazine. Elsewhere in Vermont, she interned as a podcast producer for the New England Review and as a reporter for Seven Days and The Addison Independent.
There have been 110 reported hate crimes in Clark County in 2024 so far, which is almost a 200 percent increase from 2023 — with two months before the year comes to a close.
St Jude’s Ranch celebrated the opening of its new healing center, which will house and educate victims of child sex trafficking.
The Clark County School Board has appointed Nakia Jackson-Hale to represent District B for two months before an elected representative takes the seat in January.
Gov. Joe Lombardo will activate 60 members to be on status and stationed in Nevada National Guard facilities in both Carson City and Las Vegas on Nov. 5.
The Clark County School District says it experienced an issue with its internet connectivity.
Ten candidates have submitted applications to the Clark County School Board to represent District B, which has been vacant since Katie Williams resigned in September.
The impacts the schools are facing are due to miscalculations in the January 2024 budget, and are unrelated to the district’s potential central deficit.
The Nevada Department of Taxation has appointed a subcommittee to monitor the budget and fiscal activities of the Clark County School District.
Clark County School District students competed in a cooking competition as part of the Healthy Meals Initiative summit.
Interim Superintendent Brenda Larsen-Mitchell welcomed 86 schools to the honor roll.
Ellen Hopkins, whose books deal with abuse, sexual assault, trafficking and drug addiction, is the most banned author in the country, according to PEN America.
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline voted to suspend Michele Fiore from her position as Pahrump Justice of the Peace without pay, according to court documents.
CCSD technology employees blame last year’s massive data breach, and its chaotic aftermath, on failed leadership in the department.
We haven’t reached “sweater weather” yet in Las Vegas, but there are still many ways to channel the fall energy even while getting a sunburn.