Education in Las Vegas

Education here means learning outside the school day: tutoring, reading and math help, STEM and coding classes, test prep, language lessons and homeschool support. It does not cover full-time schools.

Catching up or getting ahead?

Catching up is tutoring and reading help, and demand jumps right after report cards go out. The tutoring guide covers that side. Getting ahead, or just having fun with it, is coding, robotics, science and languages, and the STEM guide lists those. Decide which search you are doing, because the questions are different.

What does it cost?

44 of the 291 programs are listed as free; the library branches and school-based clubs are where I would look for those. 144 post a price range. Ask whether tuition is hourly, monthly or by session, and whether an assessment comes first and costs extra.

How will I know it is working?

Ask that exact question before you pay. A good program has a plain answer about what gets reported to you and how often. A vague answer is my cue to keep looking. 93 programs say they welcome kids with special needs, and 19 are in Summerlin.

Also ask whether it is one-on-one, small group or a class, what the group size is, and what happens during school breaks.