Julie Wootton-Greener
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas, NV, United States
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Recent articles by Julie:
Preliminary results released in Board of Regents races
Candidates are vying for a six-year term on the Nevada System of Higher Education’s 13-member governing board. → Read More
New mentorship program aims to help aspiring teachers
The Public Education Foundation and UNLV announced Monday they’re partnering to create the program for Clark County School District high school students and school paraprofessionals. → Read More
Jara says CCSD must improve low academic proficiency rates
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara delivered his yearly “State of the Schools” address Friday, with the theme “Emerging Stronger Together.” → Read More
CCSD relaxes playground restrictions
The Clark County School District’s updated COVID-19 mitigation guidance no longer requires students to stay with a designated peer group during recess and other outdoor activities. → Read More
CCSD to loosen some COVID-19 restrictions
The Clark County School District is making a handful of changes beginning Wednesday, including no mask requirement on school buses and eliminating mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing. → Read More
Nevada regents study anti-discrimination resolution
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents heard a proposal during a Friday meeting at Nevada State College in Henderson but didn’t take action. → Read More
UNLV Boyd School of Law hires new dean
Leah Chan Grinvald was selected following a nationwide search, the law school said in a Wednesday news release. She’ll start on the job July 1. → Read More
CCSD board considers ban on racially discriminatory mascots
Trustees voted 6-1 on Thursday night to approve a notice of intent to revise an existing policy. The school district is required to take action under a new state law. → Read More
Construction begins on UNLV’s new engineering building
Officials from the university and its Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at the construction site near the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex. → Read More
Rogers Foundation officials challenge private school voucher initiative
Foundation Chair Beverly Rogers and Chief Executive Officer Rory Reid filed lawsuits Tuesday in First Judicial District Court in Carson City, Educate Nevada Now announced. → Read More
Letter alleges discrimination against pro-life student group at area school
Attorneys from the Thomas More Society and Reno-based O’Mara law firm sent a demand letter Wednesday to the Clark County School District and East Career & Technical Academy. → Read More
CCSD board to discuss school violence issues at March meeting
The Clark County School Board took steps Friday to move forward with looking at school violence issues amid community concerns about recent incidents. → Read More
Pinecrest Academy gets OK for virtual school and more students
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board voted unanimously Tuesday to allow Pinecrest Academy of Nevada to open a virtual school and increase enrollment at two campuses. → Read More
School Board gets update on unpaid health insurance claims
The Clark County School Board heard a presentation with financial updates Thursday night from the health insurance provider for licensed employees and their family members. → Read More
Sex assault victims to get $9M in case involving ex-school bus driver
The Clark County School Board approved a $9 million settlement agreement Thursday in a case involving a former special education school bus driver who was sentenced to prison in 2018 for sexually assaulting preschoolers. → Read More
NSHE drops mask mandate for college campuses
The Nevada System of Higher Education announced Thursday it will no longer require face masks for students, employees or members of the public. → Read More
Sex assault victims may get $9M in case involving ex-school bus driver
The Clark County School Board will consider approving a $9 million settlement Thursday involving a former school bus driver sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting preschoolers. → Read More
76% of Nevada college students got vaccinated before mandate expired
In August, the State Board of Health approved an emergency measure for spring in-person classes. But the state’s Legislative Commission failed in December to adopt a permanent requirement. → Read More
Clark County School District rolls out ‘test to stay’ COVID-19 strategy
The voluntary program began Jan. 19 — the day classes resumed after the school district’s five-day “pause” — for those exposed in a school setting to a confirmed COVID-19 case. → Read More
State to consider allowing emergency teacher subs with high school diploma
The state’s Commission on Professional Standards in Education will hold a public hearing Feb. 24 on the proposed regulation changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More