Principal Lucy Keaton received something unusual from her Clark County School District bosses Thursday for helping her poverty-stricken students beat the odds and produce a top-performing school.
Education
Green Valley High School got a little greener this school year. Students are learning about renewable, or green, energy through supplemental curriculum, and they are being introduced to career opportunities in the field.
They put on their hardhats and pack into a mineshaft elevator. Later, they examine rare minerals and pan for gold to take home with them. We are talking about fourth-graders, of course. Those are some of the activities they can experience at the McCaw School of Mines, one of the Clark County School District’s most popular field trip destinations.
Seniors in the Teacher Education Academy, or TEACH, at Clark High School, 4291 W. Pennwood Ave., started internships this semester at elementary, middle and high schools of their choosing across the Las Vegas Valley. They work under a mentor, called a master teacher, four days a week.
The formula Nevada uses to fund its colleges and universities is unfair, confusing and outdated. It encourages growth for its own sake, rewards mediocrity instead of excellence, and discourages the colleges and universities from innovating.
Kids at Wengert Elementary School are taking the law into their own hands by patrolling the school’s playground as anti-bullying safety officers who issue citations for name-calling and fighting.
Students in the Boyd Financial Law Society at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are offering free tax preparation assistance for people with low to moderate incomes through the IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at the Cambridge and Whitney recreation centers.
With college costs rising every year, some students say they might never get their degrees without the support of scholarships. Donations, largely from wealthy individuals or corporations, fund those scholarships.
