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Las Vegas-based helicopter company hosts tour for Rancho High School aviation students

The people behind Maverick Aviation Group, a local helicopter company, believe they have met the future of the industry — students from Rancho High School’s aviation maintenance class. On a cold, wet April morning, the company gave nearly 20 students an inside look at what career path they could take.

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UNLV student earns prestigious Truman Scholarship

A UNLV junior majoring in education has been awarded the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship, making her the school’s sixth recipient since 2008.

Wetlands Park Bioblitz to have public join professionals to catalog wildlife

At the Bioblitz at Clark County Wetlands Park, citizen scientists can observe organisms, count creatures and catalog critters. The two-day event, planned for April 29 and 30, is part of the fifth annual Las Vegas Science & Technology Festival,

School district support staff may vote again between unions

Thousands of Clark County School District bus drivers, custodians and support staff may vote — again, for the fourth time — between two labor unions vying for power as their bargaining agent.

Legislators call for reform of higher ed system following email revelations

Legislators and the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce are calling for action following revelations that the Nevada System of Higher Education worked to undermine the Legislature’s effort to reform college and university funding models.

UNLV law professor named to Nevada Taxation Commission

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday announced the appointment of UNLV law professor Francine Lipman to the Nevada Tax Commission, effective immediately for a term that will expire in October 2019.

Desert Research Institute fears takeover by UNLV or UNR

Longtime DRI President Stephen Wells is taking a job in New Mexico in June, and his departure has raised concern that state leaders will consider folding DRI’s resources into one or both of Nevada’s universities.

Nonprofit looks to ‘turn around’ education opportunities for low-income students

Nonprofit Opportunity 180 hopes to bring more educational opportunities to the Las Vegas Valley, particularly for low-income students. The brainchild of Allison Serafin — whose background includes being the former Nevada State Board of Education vice president and executive director of Teach For America Las Vegas Valley — the group wants to see high-quality charter schools enter the valley to educate those students who are underserved due to their economic status.

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