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CCSD approves extended contract with Teach for America

Clark County public schools tripled down Thursday on a controversial partnership with nonprofit Teach for America to provide up to 525 teachers over three years at a maximum cost of $2.1 million in addition to the teachers’ salaries.

Student’s suicide anniversary focuses attention on bullying

A candlelight vigil for Hailee Lamberth, a 13-year-old who committed suicide a year ago Friday, cast a shadow on the Clark County School Board meeting Thursday, with participants trying to keep the pressure on district officials to improve how bullying is handled.

UNLV cadets’ holiday project to produce better soldiers

An effort by ROTC cadets at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to help a needy family for Christmas has turned into course work that will make them better soldiers in the field.

CCSD schools listen to Obama, add more computer classes

Clark County School District and the nation’s six other largest school systems have heeded the call of President Barack Obama to bring computer science courses to more students, the White House announced Monday.

Sewell teacher surprised with $100,000 grant win

Third-grade teacher Brenda Moynihan came up with Sewell Elementary School’s idea for a Farmers Insurance grant and wrote a 30-page application to support her idea for expanding access to technology in the Henderson school’s community. On Friday, she found out she had succeeded.

$18-million parking garage approved for UNLV

The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents on Friday approved a public-private partnership between a land developer and UNLV to build a 610-space parking garage and a new home for the UNLV police department by January 2016.

Nevada State College president awarded 3 percent raise

Nevada State College president Bart Patterson was given a new 3½-year contract by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents on Friday.

UNR president earns raise, contract extension

The president of the University of Nevada, Reno was given a 3-percent raise and a 3-year extension on his contract by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents on Thursday.

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