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Most applicants for school-choice program are from wealthy neighborhoods

Families who live in Nevada’s wealthiest neighborhoods have flooded the state treasurer’s office with applications to enroll in a controversial school choice program that supporters argued would help low-income students.

Henderson college, 2 other colleges win high-tech grants

Three Nevada colleges will receive a combined $336,000 to develop workforce training programs focused on the needs of high-tech industries.

Education Notebook: School news and events for Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2015

A drive to collect enough books for the elementary school students at Clark County’s 78 Safekey sites was successful thanks to the efforts of the Henderson and Summerlin Barnes & Noble stores, UPS stores of Las Vegas, Toys for Tots and Las Vegas-area residents.

Legislators release UNLV medical school funding

Nevada legislators today released the final portion of $27 million allocated to create a medical school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Nevada fires back in Education Savings Account lawsuit

Nevada is sparing no expense in fighting an American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada lawsuit that seeks to unravel the Education Savings Account program.

EDITORIAL: Initiating CCSD breakup

The Clark County School District, the country’s fifth-largest public education system, has long been too big to adequately address its shortcomings.

Roseman College of Medicine one step closer to reality

The Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Medicine has been approved as a candidate for accreditation, a key step in the process of the school’s goal of admitting 60 medical students each year starting in 2017.

Partnership formed to tackle CCSD’s teacher shortage

Hoping to find solutions to the Clark County School District’s chronic teacher shortage, a new partnership between three education interest groups will attempt to recruit, retain and train more high-quality teachers for Southern Nevada classrooms.

Opposition to teachers’ health care plan continues to grow

Opposition continues to grow against the local teachers union’s proposal to overhaul health benefits for 18,000 educators and their dependents, even as union officials prepare to open enrollment for a plan the Clark County School District hasn’t yet approved.

 
6 unique courses you didn’t know UNLV offered

Beer, wine or perhaps a spirit? No, UNLV isn’t offering you a drink — not really — but a course that specializes in the specific beverages. The three separate courses are only a few of the university’s more unique course offerings.