There’s a difference between being in a position to succeed and succeeding. That’s the position Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert is currently in.

Ms. Ebert inherited enormous challenges when she took over the district in April . For years, the district has struggled to put a permanent teacher in every classroom. In-school violence is a problem at many schools.

There hadn’t been labor peace either. The Clark County Education Association had called for former Superintendent Jesus Jara to leave his post . At the start of the 2023-24 school year, teachers staged illegal sickouts . Those moves were part of a very contentious salary negotiation.

Many of those things look much better now. As of this writing, the district is looking for 352 teachers and other licensed pos

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