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Governor appoints Elaine Wynn to state education board

Gov. Brian Sandoval appointed billionaire education advocate Elaine Wynn to the State Board of Education on Monday, enacting lawmaker-approved changes to the board that sets education policy.

A Christmas surprise for a needy school

Principal Brenda McKinney grabs her handheld radio and issues the “go” order.

Las Vegas police visit 300 schools to calm fears

Las Vegas police sent officers to all 300 public and private schools in the city Friday to ease fears shortly after a gunman walked into an elementary school 2,500 miles away in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 children and six adults at the school.

School Board pitches ideas to fix crowding

Opening elementary schools consisting entirely of portable rooms. Adding portable classrooms to existing schools where the fields are already packed with as many as 20 portables.

Clark County public schools getting $15.6 million surprise

Clark County public schools will receive $15.6 million more than predicted in the 2012-13 school year, mostly because of an increase in enrollment and Nevada’s per-student funding rate, according to the district’s amended budget adopted Thursday.

Clark County students rank low internationally

It has been well-known for some time that Clark County schools rank low nationally, but how do they compare with schools in Germany, Japan, Canada and Finland, whose graduates will be competing with Americans in an increasingly global job market?

Carson City only Nevada school district to receive Race to Top grant

The Carson City School District was named one of 16 recipients Tuesday of a competitive, Race to the Top education grant, an award that will provide up to $10 million to help students. It was the only winner from Nevada.