An ex-military man tries his hand at writing, publishes a debut detective novel, and wins critical acclaim. But here’s the twist in the tale: The true identity of the author is none other than “Harry Potter” creator J.K. Rowling.
Last February, the president’s State of the Union address exhorted the value of education among youth. President Barack Obama, while speaking about initiatives in manufacturing, energy and housing that will help entrepreneurs create jobs, said, “None of it will matter unless we also equip our citizens with the skills and training to fill those jobs. And that has to start at the earliest possible age.”
Digital libraries have been in existence since the 1960s. They caught on immediately and have been popular ever since because they save time for people.
Sally Smith, 10, felt invisible and thought no one could hear or see her or, for that matter, cared about her thoughts and feelings. After graduating from the local youth empowerment workshop, 8.9.10: Ride to Win, Sally felt differently.
Skyrocketing college costs and media coverage of student loan debt cement the perception of a national education crisis. The current average debt U.S. graduates leave college with is about $24,000, according to college planning nonprofit group American Student Assistance. Although most agree that a college degree is important, many middle- and lower-income families are paralyzed by college sticker shock.
Human history is, among other things, a story of divides. It is a story of disparities in income, health, commerce and education.
One in five students goes to school knowing it’s another day to feel stupid in front of friends and peers. They are bright, study hard and some even get extra help, but they labor at a frustrating and sometimes losing game.
Mary Drago Hayes founded Seton Academy 50 years ago after her dad suggested that she and her sister start a school for young children. They were both teachers at the time, but her sister ended up moving to California. Hayes and her husband, Anthony Drago, decided to go ahead with her dream and opened a nursery school, the first Seton Academy. Although Drago has since died, Hayes still serves as Seton Academy executive director.
There was a time when after-school activities meant riding bikes, shooting hoops in the backyard or even a neighborhood game of hide-and-seek that went on until dusk.
College expenses are staggering and going up. Financial aid in the form of scholarships, which are usually merit based, and grants, which are usually needs based, are free money for college that, unlike loans, don’t have to be paid back. The application process should start no later than the student’s junior year in high school. If you missed that window, there may still be some scholarships available.
In an effort to improve Southern Nevada’s economic outlook and address employers’ and job seekers’ concerns, the Southern Nevada Workforce Investment Board, known as Workforce Connections, has opened a One-Stop Career Center at 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. With the One-Stop Career Center system partners’ network and service providers, programs and services are offered to those most in need of employment assistance.
Phil Mickelson doffed his cap to an adoring and applauding crowd in the grandstands overlooking the 18th green at the Scottish Open, and walked to the side of the putting surface to hug his wife and three children.
After a year and a half of living as a hermit, George Zimmerman emerged from a Florida courthouse a free man, cleared of all charges in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Sunday it is looking into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin to determine whether federal prosecutors will file criminal civil rights charges now that George Zimmerman has been acquitted in the state case.
WASHINGTON — The fight over filibusters spilled from the Senate floor to national television on Sunday as Sen. Harry Reid and his Republican counterpart continued sparring over a controversial rules change that could take place this week.
Controlling traffic is complicated. Stuff breaks, or it’s harder to install than just plugging it in, or maybe simply getting new stuff isn’t such a good idea when you give it a little more thought.
Maybe Neil Patrick Harris has another wild opening for the Tony Awards.
Bill Bayno has found a new home. And it’s north of the border. The former UNLV coach has left Rick Adelman’s staff with the Minnesota Timberwolves to join coach Dwane Casey as an assistant with the Toronto Raptors.
A man is in critical condition after being stabbed in downtown Las Vegas early Sunday morning.
American 100-meter record holder Tyson Gay, who had promoted himself as a clean athlete, tested positive for a banned substance and said he will pull out of the world championships next month in Moscow.
The first rule of Tall Club: You must be tall. For women, that’s 5 feet 10 inches or more. Men have to stand at least 6 feet 2 inches. Second rule of Tall Club: That’s it. There are no more rules.
PAMPLONA, Spain — A bull gored an Australian woman and left her seriously injured during the final bull run of this year’s annual San Fermin festival in Spain on Sunday. Four other runners were hospitalized with cuts and bruises.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Saturday that government powers need to be reined in, with a renewed focus on the Bill of Rights .
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Cory Monteith, the handsome young actor who shot to fame in the hit TV series “Glee” but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce that he once said he was lucky to be alive, was found dead in a hotel room, police said. He was 31.
The violence that tainted El Super Clasico on July 3 was a distant memory during Saturday’s soccer exhibition between Monarcas Morelia of Mexico vs. Luis Angel Firpo of El Salvador.
It’s not the NBA that he’ll see come fall, but Shabazz Muhammad got a taste of life as a professional athlete Saturday.
Ramadan, the monthlong Islamic religious observance that began last week, is multitextured and multilayered. Its focus is directed both inwardly, as believers strive to improve themselves and become closer to God, and outwardly, in helping others.
In 1991, Mike Newcomb received a phone call that changed his life. A buddy called and asked whether he wanted to work security at a Buster Douglas boxing match at The Mirage.
North Las Vegas has embraced a controversial program that would use its power of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages, pay the investors only what the property is now worth and then let other investors write new mortgages with terms more favorable to the homeowners.
Nevada needs another education panel about as much as it needs another wildfire. The state’s flow chart of school commissions and councils, and how they interact with one another, looks like something out of a Sunday “Dilbert” comic strip. Obviously, this bureaucratic maze hasn’t served Nevada students especially well.
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What’s that massive building going up near Ikea in southwest Las Vegas?
Woman suing Las Vegas Strip resort after vehicle stolen from valet
Downtown Las Vegas pizzeria is opening a shop in the suburbs
Man indicted in death of mother
More affluent visitors finding their way to Vegas — and staying