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Clark County teachers union members ratify proposed 2-year contract

The Clark County School District, with the support of its teachers union, soon may overhaul its salary schedule to recruit new educators to Las Vegas while encouraging more teachers to work in at-risk schools.

UNLV president plans to revive Barrick Lecture Series

Based on how the late Marjorie Barrick’s wishes to keep the Barrick Lecture Series going strong after her death and how the lectures have been allowed to languish, I’m not sure I’d give the UNLV Foundation millions. Presuming I had millions.

2,000 winter graduates take the stage at UNLV

When Kiran Mathew received her UNLV diploma Tuesday, the newly minted college graduate already had a resume stuffed with professional achievements.

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Las Vegas trade school gives grads an edge on wedding planning

A lavish new wedding exhibit greets guests at The International School of Hospitality in southeast Las Vegas, where crystals, roses and silk linens adorn a set of party-ready tables just past the main lobby.

Music teacher to serve up to 60 years for sex abuse of children

Former elementary school teacher Jeremiah Mazo prayed one final time with his wife and daughter inside a courtroom Wednesday before a bailiff handcuffed him and led him away to begin serving up to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing three students.

Budget woes prompt cuts at CSN, affecting tutoring during finals week

Facing a slashed budget and the need to trim spending by $1.8 million this academic year, the College of Southern Nevada has introduced sweeping cost-cutting measures as school leaders prepare to ask for more money from the state next month.

CCSD support staff ousts ESEA in favor of Teamsters union

A decade-long fight to unseat the labor union that represents more than 11,000 bus drivers, custodians and support staff who work for the Clark County School District culminated Saturday in a landslide vote for Teamsters Local 14.

Summit on Education to focus on implementing new policies

A little more than six months after Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a dizzying list of education reforms into law, policymakers and education leaders will meet Monday to consider what’s next for the Silver State.

Vote on UNLV radio station takeover stalled

UNLV administrators on Friday stalled a proposal to hand the school’s radio station to Nevada Public Radio after more than a dozen students, volunteers and listeners decried the deal before a panel of state education officials.

Regents delay votes affecting employee firings, transfers

State officials on Friday delayed a pair of votes affecting the way employees at Nevada’s seven higher education institutions are fired and transferred between schools.

Google takes valley students on virtual world tour

Without leaving their desks, about 1,500 students at Leavitt Middle School this week swam with fish on the Great Barrier Reef, preyed upon a praying mantis in the Galapagos Islands and climbed the peaks of Machu Picchu.

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