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An arbitrator has approved a contract after a months-long, acrimonious dispute over pay and benefits between school teachers and the Clark County School District.

It was an action-packed year for Clark County’s kindergarten through 12th grade schools, from contentious teacher contract negotiations to a cyberattack.

There have been several examples this week of teen violence in the Las Vegas valley, from a 17-year-old murdered on Halloween night to a student hospitalized after a brutal beating.

Southern Nevada is learning firsthand why it’s illegal for public employees to strike.

For months, the Clark County Education Association portrayed itself as a roaring lion. On Saturday, the façade fell away to reveal a scared little kitty.

The union has set an Aug. 26 deadline to reach a two-year collective bargaining agreement with the district over topics such as pay, benefits and working conditions.

Bargaining sessions will be held Aug. 17-18 to try to reach a deal on new contract. Pay hikes have been a sticking point.

Nevada lawmakers are again debating student discipline and ways to give teachers more freedom to suspend or expel students. It’s part of a continuing effort to change the 2019 Restorative Justice law.

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