Hillary Clinton travels in style, but doesn’t travel alone. According to her contract and supporting documents concerning her Oct. 13 speech at a University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation fundraiser, the former first lady relies on travel aides, private jets and presidential suites.
Research scientists monitoring the health of Lake Tahoe are finding it harder to obtain the funding they need to continue their work and are calling on politicians to help preserve the national treasure that borders California and Nevada.
As parents rush to cross off every item on their child’school supplies list before the bell rings, back-to-school spending is expected to reach $237 million, an increase of 7.4 percent from last year, according to the Retail Association of Nevada.
Former teacher Karen Giardina will receive a $185,000 settlement from the Clark County School District for her lawsuit claiming disability discrimination.
“Doc” Gerald Higgins’ hands were never still. With a wife and 10 children, a private practice and being the exclusive physician to UNLV’s athletic department for 40 years, it was hard to catch him in a lull. He died Sunday at age 79. His funeral was held Thursday.
Dustin Griffie and Blake Wilson learned the importance of teamwork. The two incoming seniors at Foothill High School, 800 College Drive, received gold medals for Web design at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo., June 23-27.
It’s no secret Nevada schools are doing poorly, “remaining at the bottom of all those lists,” but that’s not the entire picture, said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dale Erquiaga on Wednesday. The truth is even worse than the stats would have you believe, he added.
More than 350 long-term substitutes joined more than 1,200 newly hired teachers to take part in orientation as the district works to fill a shortage of more than 600 teachers.
State School Superintendent Dale Erquiaga responded Monday to critics who say his investigation of alleged proficiency test cheating at Kelly Elementary School was built on “manipulated and manufactured” evidence to prove a “predetermined outcome.”
