Las Vegas charter school would be first adopted by hotel-casino

By Julie Wootton-Greener
Published in Last Vegas Review-Journal on February 25, 2022

A new tuition-free public charter school that is the first adopted by a Las Vegas hotel and casino is preparing to open this fall.

Young Women’s Leadership Academy of Las Vegas is enrolling sixth and ninth graders for the upcoming school year.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is adopting the school as part of its “dedication to helping at-risk communities in Las Vegas,” the school said in a Friday news release.

The corporation will provide students with “technology access, donations for facility improvements, furniture, and school equipment,” according to the announcement, as well as “special programs such as internships and shadowing opportunities with experts in their field.”