Education
The original Variety School campus was built in 1952. The school’s new campus opened at 2800 E. Stewart Ave. Jan. 7, providing vocational training and other programs for special needs students.
After the completion of $33 million in renovations, the days of boiling hot or freezing classrooms are over at Clark High School, 4291 Pennwood Ave.
When Emmanuel Ayim offers a soccer tip or life advice to his fellow players on the Las Vegas Legends professional soccer team, they listen intently.
A Pillsbury Doughboy statue stood outside the College of Southern Nevada’s culinary department for 15 years before it recently went missing.
Even if the state approves a $135.8 million increase to education funding sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval, Clark County schools might remain just as crowded, with an average of 35 students per classroom in grades four to 12.
The proposed $6.55 billion state budget that Gov. Brian Sandoval to be released Wednesday night looks a lot like the one he submitted just before the 2011 legislative session.
The old adage of “go to college, get a job” is just that — old. Young 20-somethings increasingly are graduating college with no place to go.
Marissa Rasavong isn’t normal and she knows it. It became readily apparent one night at 11 p.m. She was still at work with Lake Elementary School’s other pre-kindergarten teacher when the police showed up. They were checking on a possible break-in that turned out to be the late-working teachers.