Pedro Martinez is one of two finalists in Philadelphia’s nationwide search for a superintendent of public schools to replace the embattled Arlene Ackerman, who abruptly resigned in August after three turbulent years.
Education
The state’s higher education system spent enough money this past spring searching for new presidents at three colleges and universities to pay the full tuition for a dozen students at those schools for their entire degree programs.
When the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s board of control holds its summer meeting Monday and Tuesday at The Orleans, its agenda runs the gamut from the pledge of allegiance and regular reports to action items on new member schools and liability insurance.
School administrators will stick to an agreed-upon pay freeze and not demand raises in 2012-13, despite teachers winning salary increases in arbitration this spring, according to a contract approved by the Clark County School Board on Thursday.
In the past, bus drivers, school janitors, teacher aides, cafeteria workers and substitutes could have been convicted of a felony without being required to inform the Clark County School District.
Northwest Las Vegas residents won’t be without a Clark County School Board member for much longer.
Despite lackluster student performance at the Clark County School District campuses it oversees, EdisonLearning will continue its local partnership at a cost of $3.8 million per year to taxpayers.
Focusing on at-risk youths through an after-school program, the Henderson Learning Center is bringing its newest center to the Mulberry Park Apartments.
Fernando Gomez-Garcia, 19, moved to Las Vegas from Germany to live with his father and enrolled at East Career and Technical Academy for a second chance at a high school education.