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Junior Achievement helps students become financially savvy

Shanice Stevens, a 2007 graduate of the former Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center, hired to raise awareness of the programs it offers to spread financial savvy and economic opportunity to students of all ages.

2 injured in school bus-minivan crash in Henderson

A Clark County school bus and minivan collided on Monday morning near Liberty High School in Henderson, although no students were on board the bus.

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Medical school students at UNLV mark their start

Members of the UNLV medical school Class of 2022 received their white coats on Friday inside Artemus Ham Concert Hall on the campus of UNLV.

New College of Southern Nevada president has lofty goals

It was day two of his tenure as the College of Southern Nevada’s new president. He toured the Charleston campus to share details about his life, learn about his students and colleagues, become acquainted with the campus and set goals for the state’s largest community college.

Homeland security leader talks school security in Las Vegas

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen toured the Miley Achievement Center in Las Vegas on Thursday before sitting down to discuss school security in two roundtable sessions.

Report by Clark County teachers union proposes local tax

A new report by the Clark County teachers union advocates that state lawmakers allow local school districts to raise extra money on their own to support education.

 
Arts, science coexist as robotics finds its feet at Las Vegas Academy

Students at the performing arts school in a first-year after-school robotics club last year took second place last year in a regional competition before competing at the world championship. Some say it has fueled their interest in science.

Las Vegas middle school student says men tried to abduct him

Authorities are investigating an incident on Friday morning in which two adult men attempted to abduct a Tarkanian Middle School student on the way to a bus stop, the school said in two messages to parents on Friday.

Las Vegas police clear man who reportedly tried to lure kids into car

A man who reportedly tried to lure students into his car on their way to Richard Bryan Elementary School on Tuesday was offering them a ride after dropping his own child off at school, Las Vegas police say.