Gov. Sisolak says he's accepted the resignation of Dr. Steve Canavero as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Nevada's state schools chief says he has formed an advisory cabinet made up of 21 appointed teachers' representatives.
Governor Brian Sandoval has announced that he will convene a meeting of Nevada’s school officials to begin a statewide discussion on school safety.
Nevada's high school graduation rate has topped 80 percent for the first time on record.
The Nevada Department of Education is postponing the release of its new school rating system after districts statewide complained the preliminary numbers don't seem to make sense.
The Washoe County School District faces an approximately $13 million shortfall over the next two years. This comes after the district created what they thought was a balanced budget.
Nevada public schools placed last in the nation in a ranking comparing the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
State officials say Nevada's public high school graduation rate is up almost 3 percentage points from the previous year. The Nevada Department of Education says the graduation rate for the Class of 2016 is 73.6%. That's up from 70.8% in 2015.
Only 10% of Nevada's high school juniors are considered college-ready in four core subjects based on their ACT test scores. The Nevada Department of Education reported on Monday that the average composite score on the college entrance exam was 17.4 out of 36, and remained unchanged from last year.
Nevada education officials say students were able to take the state-mandated Common Core test after catastrophic failures hit its computerized system last year.