Applied Research and Policy Institute

12/31/2017

NSHE leaders join Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration

Leaders in Nevada’s System of Higher Education (NSHE) have joined with higher education leaders across the nation as part of the newly-launched Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration.

12/30/2017

CSN seeks hundreds of mentors for Promise Scholarship program

The deadline is closing in on College of Southern Nevada officials as they work to recruit mentors for the state’s new Promise Scholarship program.

12/30/2017

Nevada Board of Education discusses gender identity and transgender policy

CCSD said there is a growing number of students in the Las Vegas Valley who identify as transgender. Now state officials are trying to put together a gender identity policy for students.

12/30/2017

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12/29/2017

Carson City schools’ graduation rates increase

The Carson City School District saw an increase in the number of students who graduated from high school during 2016-17, according to data released from the Nevada Department of

12/28/2017

For-Profit And Online Education: What's Going On?

It's been quite a year for for-profit education. "Continued collapse," is how Bryan Alexander, an educational futurist, describes it.

12/27/2017

Nevada unemployment rate holds steady at 5 percent

Unemployment in Nevada remained at 5 percent in November, the same as the previous month, but there were increases in ...

12/26/2017

Nevada HS graduation rate tops 80 percent for the first time

Nevada's high school graduation rate has topped 80 percent for the first time on record.State Superintendent of Public Instruction Steve Canavero says the 80.85 percent grad rate for 2016-17 is great news for Nevada's economy in need of more skilled worker

12/23/2017

Spending Deal Offers Short-Term CHIP Relief

The bill signed by President Trump helps states keep the Children's Health Insurance Program afloat, but it doesn't offer any reassurance that kids won't lose their health care in 2018.

12/21/2017

Disaster Aid May Not Make It Into Next Spending Bill

Lawmakers from Texas and Florida are exceedingly anxious that hurricane recovery aid will be sidelined in next week’s government funding scramble amid internal disputes over who should get how much cash.

12/20/2017

Net Neutrality Repeal Could Be Bad News for Cities, Mayors Warn

12/19/2017

Nevada high schools post highest graduation rates on record

Nevada high schools posted their highest graduation rate on record for the Class of 2017, according to the Nevada Department of Education.Officials say high schools in the Silver State had a graduation rate of 80.85 percent -- an increase of seven percenta