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Goats and Soda
A villager brings a yak into the classroom so the new teacher will understand how important the animals are to the village of nomadic yak herders. Yak dung is important too — used to warm homes.

A yak, a ticked-off teacher, an Oscar nomination for Bhutan: We interview the director

Mar 25, 2022
The movie is Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, up for best international feature. It's about an urban teacher who's ticked off about being sent to work in a remote village with no electricity.
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North Las Vegas One Of Many Cities Facing Teacher Shortages

Dec 21, 2021

Editor's note: This segment originally aired Nov. 22, 2021.

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CCSD Trustees Debate Next Superintendent Move In Contentious Meeting

Nov 05, 2021

The latest meeting of the Clark County School Board lost any sense of decorum Thursday night, as board members repeatedly took verbal shots at one another.

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The Clark County School District starts the year with challenges, TikTok and otherwise

Oct 11, 2021

Besides coping with the pandemic, the start of the 2021 school year has had some bumps in Southern Nevada as administrators deal with everything from crazy TiikTok challenges to buses running hours

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CCSD Moves Toward Mandating Vaccines For Teachers And Staff

Sep 02, 2021

After a marathon meeting that included hours of impassioned public comment, the Clark County school board early Thursday approved mandating COVID-19 vaccines for district employees.

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Coronavirus Updates
A health care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine last week at West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia. Dr. Anthony Fauci says he backs mandatory vaccines for teachers, citing a "critical situation" in the country.

Fauci Says Teachers Should Be Required To Be Vaccinated

Aug 10, 2021
"We are in a major surge now as we're going into the fall, into the school season. This is very serious business," Fauci said. He urges states and localities to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for teachers.
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School Starts Monday With Masks

Aug 06, 2021

School starts Monday in Southern Nevada with masks required for students and teachers.

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CCSD Studies Anti-Racism Policy

May 07, 2021

Clark County schools

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CCSD Kids Are Back To In-Person Classes. How Is It Going So Far?

Apr 02, 2021

Kids spent the past year at home doing distance learni

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CCSD Hopes Recruitment And Retention Help Address Teacher Shortage

Mar 02, 2021

Clark County School District elementary kids went back

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Goats and Soda
The moment British actor and comedian Stephen Fry announced Ranjitsinh Disale as the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher prize.

Village Teacher Wins $1 Million Prize For World's Most 'Exceptional' Educator

Feb 12, 2021
Ranjitsinh Disale from India has been honored for finding ways to educate girls whose parents don't want them to come to school.
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Coronavirus Updates
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Should Schools Reopen If Teachers Aren't Yet Vaccinated? CDC Will Soon Weigh In

Feb 05, 2021
President Biden wants schools to reopen quickly. But there are questions about whether teachers should first be vaccinated. The CDC will provide more guidance next week.
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Las Vegas-Area Teachers, Child Care Workers Make Vaccine List

Jan 20, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — School teachers, college professors and child care workers have been added to the eligibility list for COVID-19 vaccinations in the Las Vegas area.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Despite recent outbreaks that forced temporary closures, the Bruneau-Grandview school board in Idaho voted down a mask mandate in November.

A Rural School Under Pressure To Stay Open: 'People Are Just Rough And Tough'

Dec 18, 2020
Despite alarming rises in COVID-19 cases and deaths in rural America, some schools are under pressure to stay open for in-person learning while resisting requiring masks and other measures.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Many Arkansas Teachers Refuse In-Person Classes Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Sep 28, 2020
Citing a lack of adherence to guidelines, teachers in Little Rock, Arkansas, have refused to teach in-person classes. The district is considering firing them.
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Nevada Lawmakers Fund Teacher Testing Plan As Schools Reopen

Sep 15, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers allocated $6.2 million in federal relief dollars to a program that will test thousands of teachers across the state as they return to classrooms for in-person instruction.

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Coronavirus Live Updates
Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, says the union would support "safety strikes" by teachers if safety measures are not met when schools are set to reopen in the fall.

Teachers Union OKs Strikes If Schools Reopen Without Safety Measures In Place

Jul 28, 2020
Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, said "safety strikes" should only take place as a last resort. The decision on whether to strike would be left to the local union.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd died after testing positive for coronavirus. Other teachers she worked with tested positive as well. "She was a very loving, very faithful person and she was very kind," says her colleague Jena Martinez-Inzunza.

A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling

Jul 14, 2020
Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience.
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Long-Term Substitutes Fill Hundreds Of Teacher Vacancies In CCSD

Jan 24, 2020

The days of substitute teachers in the classroom meaning a free, easy day for students are over.  

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Utah Board Of Education To Update Teacher Discipline Rules

Oct 07, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah education officials are seeking to update rules on how to handle licensed teachers accused of misconduct.

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Will A Sales Tax Increase Give CCSD A Bump?

Jul 22, 2019

Despite a lingering shortage in education funding, Clark County School District could get a cash infusion that would address some longtime needs. 

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Profiles Of America In Full Employment
Brittany Smith and her daughter at their home. The family has flourished in Charlotte. Two years ago, Smith and her husband bought a custom-built house and both found new work opportunities.

As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South

May 23, 2019
At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.
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Teachers Vote To Strike: Now What?

May 13, 2019

Teachers in Clark County have massive classes; the school district has annual teachers shortages—and teachers voted for Governor Steve Sisolak based in part on promises of salary increases.

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The Trouble With TEACH Grants
Libsack says she's now feeling "hopeful" because her government finally listened. "For me, as a teacher, it's awesome," she says, "because then I can convey that to the students and say, 'Hey, you do have a voice. You are citizens. You do have a role in

Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear

May 03, 2019
The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country's neediest schools.
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Code Switch

Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But Students Keep Reading Them

Feb 26, 2019
A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones?

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