The U.S. demographic of children who are born in other countries or who are being raised by an immigrant parent is growing. In 2012, there were 57,000 such children living in the city of Las Vegas, according to the latest numbers available from the Kids Count data center, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation based in Baltimore. That represented 40 percent of the 142,000 Las Vegas children under the age of 18.
Don’t be surprised to hear Divya Ramakrishnan unconsciously pepper her conversation with terms such as “cum grano salis” (with a grain of salt) and “suum cuique” (to each his own). The 18-year-old has perhaps earned the right to dispense such phrases so easily as the first student in Nevada history to earn five gold medals on the National Latin Exam.
U.S. Senate Democrats failed to muster enough support last week to advance legislation to allow borrower to refinance student loans.
A charter school fighting to overcome a troubled history will award diplomas to 90 seniors on Saturday. Beacon Academy of Nevada, an online charter school established in 2008 to serve students who have struggled or failed in conventional schools, was threatened with closure earlier this year. The State Public Charter School Authority Board cited low graduation rates and poor performance.
