RENO (AP) — Nevada’s attorney general says the Washoe County School Board violated the state’s open meetings law when it ousted School Superintendent Pedro Martinez.
Education
In a state with few higher education bragging rights, UNLV’s first-tier law school produces graduates that are in demand locally, with students doing well on the state bar exam. But the school’s success could plummet quickly if something isn’t done about the dearth in its budget.
They went to some places in the world where American soldiers are seldom seen, where Kirundi and Swahili are spoken more than English, where the way of life is much different than the UNLV campus where they walk around in camouflaged uniforms that student ROTC cadets wear to become Army officers.
Justin Brecht’s innovative approach to teaching fifth-graders at Mendoza Elementary School garnered him the title of Clark County Educator of the Year for 2013-14 in a program sponsored by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sierra Nevada College.
Faith Lutheran Middle School and High School, 2015 S. Hualapi Way, opened its new Crusader Competition Center Aug. 20 with a schoolwide chapel and assembly.
Here’s a state-by-state look at the Common Core standards, starting with the Silver State.
There may be fewer students per kindergarten teacher because of a state mandate, but Clark County School District is struggling to find room for the 167 additional kindergarten classes this creates.
Security will tighten over student test materials in Clark County public schools, due to a policy change approved by the School Board on Thursday following a state investigation that found one of its Las Vegas schools cheated on state tests.
Teachers in math, English, science and special education have been so hard to find that the Clark County School Board approved rehiring retired teachers Thursday to help fill these 269 vacancies.
Written as a letter to incoming educators, local author Travis Bowker shares his story and strategies for teaching success in “What Teaching Has Taught Me.”
Delaying the start of the school day for teens until at least 8:30 a.m. would help curb their lack of sleep, which has been linked with poor health, bad grades, car crashes and other problems, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
Today marked the first day of school for Clark County’s 320,000 students, beginning the 2014-15 school year with a record enrollment that officials expect will increase through Labor Day week.
A tide of 400 children arrived at the Southern Nevada Health District’s main clinic each day last week. The numbers were driven by procrastinating parents scrambling to get their children vaccinated before classes begin Monday in the Clark County School District.
Students in the Clark County School District resume classes Monday. But, even as summer’s end beckoned, several valley students still were finding ways to wring the last bit of enjoyment out of the respite.
