Noticiero Movil

Impacts of distance learning on English learner students

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There are around half a million students enrolled in Nevada public schools, and more than 14 percent of them are considered English-language learners. With schools around the country relying on distance learning to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, it’s unclear how the transition from in-person to online instruction affected those students.  To… [Read More]

Sisolak: Poor compliance with mask mandate may cause crackdown

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Gov. Steve Sisolak said Friday that more than half of Nevada businesses surveyed Thursday by the state were not complying with a mandatory mask directive, and he threatened stronger action next week if the numbers do not change. “As I have expressed before, I have growing concerns with our current COVID-19 data trends,” Sisolak said in a… [Read More]

What we know after months of distance learning in Washoe

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Governor Steve Sisolak announced a directive this week that allows school districts, along with charter and private schools, to reopen for summer school immediately, with specific  restrictions. Under the guidance, districts will decide for themselves how to reopen their facilities. With the pandemic still underway, it remains unclear how big a role distance learning will… [Read More]

Nevada ACLU attorney on what’s next for DACA

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Last week the Supreme Court voted to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which grants a two-year work permit and protection from deportation to nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.  KUNR’s Natalie Van Hoozer spoke with Holly Welborn, the policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU)… [Read More]

New jobs arrive in northern Nevada amid pandemic

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Three new companies are coming to Northern Nevada and will eventually hire for more than 300 jobs. PlusPlus, YOGO, and Affinity Development Group (ADG) are arriving in Northern Nevada. PlusPlus is a peer learning platform for larger companies, YOGO creates eco-friendly yoga mats, and ADG offers customer relationship management programs. Among the three, YOGO will… [Read More]

Reno Police Department updates use of force policy

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The Reno Police Department (RPD) has announced some changes to its use of force policy in response to community input. The changes are in light of protests against police brutality, both locally and nationally, following the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who was killed while in police custody after a white… [Read More]

DACA recipients look ahead after Supreme Court ruling

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On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. The decision impacts roughly 700,000 DACA recipients who were anxiously awaiting the news.  DACA recipients all over the country woke up yesterday to the news of the Supreme Court’s DACA decision.  Samuel Rosales is a DACA… [Read More]

DACA survives: Nevada immigrants celebrate largely unexpected victory at Supreme Court

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Nevada elected officials and immigrant advocates celebrated on Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the DACA program that offers relief to people brought to the country illegally as children, with justices describing the Trump administration’s decision to rescind it as “arbitrary and capricious.” The 5-4 ruling — somewhat unexpected for immigrants rights… [Read More]