Bishop Gorman High School has gone high tech, issuing all of its students iPads, which hold the various subject books they use. The school was planning the transition for the past few years, trying to determine the best way to go textbook-free.
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St. Anne Catholic School observes its 60th anniversary this school year with nearly full enrollment and dedication to its traditional faith-based educational approach.
Author and human rights activist Aryaan Hirsi Ali received the In Pursuit of Excellence Award at the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus’ In Pursuit of Excellence gala on Saturday, despite her controversial stance on the Islamic religion.
Somali-born human rights activist, politician and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali will be honored Saturday at the 11th annual In Pursuit of Excellence Gala. Hirsi Ali will be recognized by the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus for her support of women’s rights and universal access to education.
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson and outgoing Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick agreed Thursday that the Legislature must approve more funding for education and reform the tax system to find new revenue for schools.
The Las Vegas-based nonprofit Children’s Advocacy Alliance says 70 percent of 3- and 4-year-olds in Nevada do not attend a preschool program. For the past 15 years, another Las Vegas-based nonprofit, Family to Family Connection, has been giving a boost to such children. In early October, Family to Family opened a new headquarters in the northwest.
Between supporting staff and implementing programs, it isn’t unusual to see principal Lee Esplin wiping down tables and mopping the floor before heading out to play wall ball with his students during recess at Treem Elementary School, 1698 Patrick Lane.
Angela Taylor, a former vice president at the University of Nevada, Reno who grew up attending Washoe County schools, has been named to the school district’s board of trustees.
A San Francisco kid with a knack for collegiate fundraising was tapped to lead the University of Nevada, Las Vegas by the state higher education Board of Regents Tuesday.