The contest to name the mammoth skeleton at the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas drew dozens of votes from an unexpected place: war-torn Syria.
Education
Backers of a Nevada tax initiative that was invalidated by a state judge have filed notice of appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court.
The teachers union stepped out of Clark County School District’s way in the nick of time Friday morning, signing off on the district’s application for $40 million of federal grant money just shy of today’s 1:30 p.m. extended deadline.
Like a parent forcing squabbling siblings to sit down and talk things out, Gov. Brian Sandoval came to Las Vegas on Thursday to broker an agreement between Clark County School District officials and teachers union leaders, who refused the district’s requests to collaborate on a $40 million federal grant and then blocked the district’s application.
Clark County School District officials have teetered on the tightrope separating legal and illegal campaign spending leading up to the Nov. 6 election.
Gov. Brian Sandoval offered Wednesday to meet personally with the Clark County teachers union and school district to help resolve a dispute that has prevented the district from applying for a $40 million federal education grant.
The Clark County School District’s $40 million Race to the Top ended before it began, pulled off the starting line by its teachers union.
Liberty High School hosted its inaugural Green Week Oct. 15-19, promoting recycling and energy conservation among students and faculty members.
Author J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” usually is not described as “industrial,” “grungy” and “punky,” but the Faith Lutheran Theatre Company’s new production of the classic tale will be just that, says technical director Erik Ball.
Gary Mayers was in a remote area of Newfoundland when he learned he was one of 97 teachers to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. He needed to be in Washington, D.C., for the three days of events that accompany the award.
His robotics teams became the first Nevada competitors at the middle school world championships in 2012. And they placed in the top 15 percent among 300 competitors.
The Clark County School District wants a $669 million property tax increase for capital projects to remodel entire schools. Is the district’s request justified at a time like this?