We should all be able to agree that schools exist to educate students, to prepare them for higher education and the workforce, and to equip them with the knowledge and values to perpetuate American democracy for another generation.
One of the great challenges facing public education nationwide is forcing ineffective teachers to find new careers. Laws and union contracts that grant tenure, make seniority the key factor in layoff decisions and create drawn-out firing processes make it almost impossible to rid schools of inadequate instructors.
Review-Journal sports writers Adam Hill and David Schoen have been given $5,000 fantasy bankrolls to bet during the World Cup on either sides, totals or props. Below are their bets for today, with an explanation of their picks:
Former NCAA All-America wrestler Tyron Woodley thought for sure he was one win from an Ultimate Fighting Championship title shot when his fight against Rory MacDonald was announced.
The father-and-son racing team of Don and Mason Sargent will spend Father’s Day weekend at the track, just like many other weeks. They lead their respective classes in the points standings at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring.
Celine Dion said her husband, Rene Angelil, who is stepping down as her manager of 33 years, is “doing well, really well,” in his recovery from cancer surgery in December.
California Chrome gave us a five-week joy ride that energized the sport of horse racing. But his failure to win the Triple Crown is no reason to change the process.
Two people died after a plane went down near Echo Bay Airport in the area of Lake Mead south of Valley of Fire State Park.
The 51s got all the offense they would need in their first at-bat, scoring twice in the first inning in a 3-1 Pacific Coast League victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
It was difficult not to notice Sydney Badger and Randall Cunningham.
What’s better than becoming an internet sensation after making a music video in a deserted airport? Getting a personal video message from the singer herself, of course.
It was difficult not to notice Sydney Badger and Randall Cunningham.
What’s in a name? Lots of shredded corpses, in this case. When it comes to awesomely over-the-top band monikers, few genres of music can compete with death metal.
Twelve bowlers remain in contention at the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters at the South Point Bowling Center.
You could spend years exploring the 1.9 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Parkcq in Utah, yet barely shorten the list of wonders still to see there.
Two children are in critical condition Thursday morning after their mother threw them from a second-story window of a house, then jumped herself, Las Vegas police said.
A crash in Henderson left two men dead Thursday afternoon, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
If you’re a fan of low frequency sounds capable of vibrating your flesh right off the bone until you’re little more than a puddle of human, you’ve got a decision to make come Thursday when there’s a pair of shows rivaling for your patronage on the eve of the Electric Daisy Carnival.
Last year’s successful playoff schedule increased interest among fans and produced better played games on the court. This year’s Summer league tips off July 11 at Cox Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center.
Iconic singer Diana Ross headlines The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Sept. 19. Tickets are $49.50, $59.50, $79.50 and $99.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Other performers headed our way: Hip-hopper Iggy Azalea, comedian Aziz Ansari and punk lifers Social Distortion.
Thousands — many in uniform — gathered Thursday to bid farewell to officer Igor Soldo at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Road, one of two Las Vegas police officers ambushed and killed Sunday while having lunch.
Multiple fundraisers have been set up to help the families of the three men who were killed in Sunday’s ambush. We’ll be updating this list as we get more information.
Phil Shelburne’s used to working knights. After all, he’s been the director of Excalibur’s resident King Arthur pageant, “Tournament of Kings,” for 14 years. But he’s known the knights of “Spamalot” for a lot longer than that.
When you hear the phrase “Vegas night life,” you probably don’t think of kangaroo rats, scorpions and pocket gophers. Unless, of course, you’re exploring the “Vegas Night Life” animal show at the Springs Preserve.
Bail has been set at $2 million for a 73-year-old former school teacher accused of murder in the shooting of two unarmed trespassers in Sparks that is bringing attention to Nevada’s “stand your ground” law.
The Strawberry Moon — that’s a full moon in June — is Friday night, so let’s mark the occasion.
Barbecue expert and company chairman Roland Dickey will visit Dickey’s Barbecue Pit at 7430 Las Vegas Blvd. South from noon to 2 p.m. Friday to hand out 100 signed copies of his cookbook and give three customers free barbecue for a year.
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