Justin Brecht’s innovative approach to teaching fifth-graders at Mendoza Elementary School garnered him the title of Clark County Educator of the Year for 2013-14 in a program sponsored by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sierra Nevada College.
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There may be fewer students per kindergarten teacher because of a state mandate, but Clark County School District is struggling to find room for the 167 additional kindergarten classes this creates.
Security will tighten over student test materials in Clark County public schools, due to a policy change approved by the School Board on Thursday following a state investigation that found one of its Las Vegas schools cheated on state tests.
Written as a letter to incoming educators, local author Travis Bowker shares his story and strategies for teaching success in “What Teaching Has Taught Me.”
Today marked the first day of school for Clark County’s 320,000 students, beginning the 2014-15 school year with a record enrollment that officials expect will increase through Labor Day week.
A tide of 400 children arrived at the Southern Nevada Health District’s main clinic each day last week. The numbers were driven by procrastinating parents scrambling to get their children vaccinated before classes begin Monday in the Clark County School District.
Students in the Clark County School District resume classes Monday. But, even as summer’s end beckoned, several valley students still were finding ways to wring the last bit of enjoyment out of the respite.
The Nevada Board of Regents decided Friday to ask the governor to put $45.94 million toward transforming the state’s medical education, including $26.67 million for a new UNLV medical school.
Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
A rush of 320,000 students will pour into Clark County public schools on Monday, putting the packed campuses of last school year in a tighter pinch and pressuring Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky to come up with creative solutions now.
Classes begin in Clark County School District on Monday, and the Southern Nevada Health District is urging parents to bring their pre-school, kindergarten and 7th-grade children to a health district location for their vaccines and boosters.
Clark County School Board President Erin Cranor may personally cost taxpayers $100,100 for her interference in school employees’ health insurance coverage, acting without the required approval of fellow board members.
Nevada public schools have at last risen above the lowest-performing states, according to a national report on ACT scores that also puts Nevada’s 2014 class above the national average.
Nevada colleges are striving for ways to help struggling students without saddling them with semesters of remedial classes. Enter summer bridge programs.
Dental implants can have a huge impact – for Glenn and Debbie, they were a dream come true. Glenn was like so many people suffering through nagging discomfort and continual issues with their teeth. After years of suffering and no clear path to relief, Glenn finally met someone else with the same issues and found […]
Five people were treated for minor injuries after a six-car accident Sunday on U.S. 95 and South Decatur Boulevard, including one car that rolled over.
A man was found dead inside a vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release.
The weekend highs will be a bit above normal before a few days of excessive heat in the middle of the coming week.
The new restaurant from the “Cake Boss” star is also a pizzeria that will serve signature pies and Jersey-style sandwiches.