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Despite higher academic targets and more students living in poverty, the Clark County School District as a whole achieved the 2009-10 benchmarks of No Child Left Behind, the federal school accountability law.

Officials announced Thursday that the district met federal benchmarks in 92 percent of academic, attendance and graduation categories.

But not all the news is good: More than half of the district's individual campuses failed to make adequate yearly progress based on such factors as skills testing, attendance and graduation rates.

The breakdown showed that 215 schools fell short of achievement benchmarks while 152 schools met them.

No Child Left Behind requires public schools to have all students reading, writing and performing mathematics at grade level by 2013-14.

Monday

Accidental death

It was the fall from his roof that killed former Gov. Kenny Guinn last month, the Clark County coroner's office ruled.

Guinn didn't die of a heart attack or a heat-related malady, as some had speculated. The popular 73-year-old governor died from blunt force trauma to the head and chest after the accidental July 22 fall from the roof of his Las Vegas home, Coroner Mike Murphy said.

Tuesday

Quake stirs river talks

The powerful earthquake that rattled Mexicali, Mexico, on Easter Sunday also stirred serious international talks over the future of the Colorado River, the Las Vegas Valley's primary water source.

Officials from the United States and Mexico met in Las Vegas recently to discuss a shortage and water-sharing agreement between the two nations that could deliver more water to Nevada someday.

The talks have been ongoing since 2008, but the quake created more urgency because of widespread damage that might keep Mexico from using its full share of the Colorado.

Wednesday

debate over lunch

An impromptu gubernatorial debate broke out at a Nevada Subcontractors Association luncheon, when Rory Reid goaded Brian Sandoval into joining him onstage to take questions from the audience.

It was an attempt by Reid, who trails Sandoval by double-digits in statewide polls, to shake up a race in which both candidates have been criticized for avoiding tough stances.

The two candidates took questions and debated for about 15 minutes before they were pressed to return to the planned format.

Thursday

Undecided no more?

The U.S. Senate race is a dead heat, but more voters appear to be choosing sides, according to a new poll by the Review-Journal and 8NewsNow.

Sen. Harry Reid leads 46 percent to 44 percent over GOP challenger Sharron Angle in the statewide poll, but there is a 4 percent margin of error.

Two weeks ago, Reid led 43 percent to 42 percent, indicating both candidates picked up some support and the ranks of the undecided have shrunk somewhat.

Friday

Shift on Gay marriage

In a state known for quickie marriages and divorces, opposition to legalizing gay marriage appears to have thawed somewhat.

A new poll, commissioned by the Review-Journal and 8NewsNow, shows 46 percent of Nevadans oppose legalizing gay marriage in the state.

In 2002, when voters approved a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman, a poll showed 60 percent of Nevadans supported a gay marriage ban.