Nevada’s public school system remains dead last in the nation for a second year running, according to an annual analysis of children’s well-being released today.
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A team of 15 Clark High School students advanced from the state level to the 29th Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament in Dayton, Ohio, May 17 and 18. They earned the school’s first gold medal in the Olympiad by competiting in more than 20 hands-on lab events and tests designed by top scientists.
NEW YORK — Los Angeles’ school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks.
Clark County School District officials are in hot water with the state over questionable actions taken to pass a property tax increase in the November election and the veracity of one incumbent board member’s campaign finance filings.
RENO — Washoe County deputies are investigating after some students at a Catholic high school in Reno ingested an illegal substance at a “Safe and Sober” graduation party.
Richard, a spirited 90-year-old with a life-limiting disease, is graduating from hospice after a recent hip fracture. Who knew people could graduate from hospice without dying? There is much more to hospice care than just the last few days of a person’s life.
Brushing the hair out of his eyes, Julian Elias tilts his head back and gazes up at something most Las Vegans have seen. The Hoover Dam.
Teacher preparation programs in Nevada are not adequately training the next generation of educators, according to a national study that reviewed more than 1,000 programs and was released Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — The nation’s teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday.
CARSON CITY — Nevada is one of six states awarded a National Governors Association grant and technical assistance to improve early childhood education.
He wore the cap and gown. He walked the stage. He exchanged a handshake for a diploma case. But he didn’t receive a diploma.
The state started accepting applications this week for Nevada’s superintendent of public schools, and there’s already concern about the vetting process.
Two Clark County School District employees under scrutiny in a gun transaction on school property in April may face criminal charges.
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law Wednesday morning that will provide $50 million to Nevada schools over the next two years to improve the academic performance of students learning English.
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