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Las Vegas educators rally for better school funding in Nevada

Several thousand teachers and supporters rallied in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, calling for action from legislators and expressing frustration and anger at the state’s inability to properly fund education — or even talk about it.

 
Clark County, state re-evaluate targeted funding for schools

Initiatives to boost education funding for targeted student populations have poured millions of dollars into into classrooms across the state. But have they worked?

 
Graduate true to herself through battle with joint condition

Socks and shoes are among the things that could have blocked Jessica Lindley’s path toward college. For the 18-year-old Las Vegan, daily tasks such as putting on footwear require extra effort. Still, it could’ve been worse.

 
Visits to see dad in jail led to UNLV criminal justice Ph.D.

Breanna Boppre joined her father onstage two years ago for his birthday. In celebration of the day, the father-daughter duo sang “Make it Last” — a rock ballad that had become their song over theyears she visited him in prison.

 
Las Vegas parents caught off guard as school, day care abruptly close

The abrupt closure of Calvary Christian Learning Academy during spring break sent parents scrambling Tuesday to find new day care and school arrangements as they awaited answers about the private school’s plunge into bankruptcy.

 
Surgeons hone craft on UNLV’s cutting-edge surgery simulator

Resident physicians accelerate their mastery of arthroscopic surgery by practicing on artificial knees, shoulders and hips created for use with a state-of-the art simulator at the university’s new medical school.

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