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Gov. Sandoval announces more funds for K-12 education

CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Monday that he wants to spend $25 million more than he previously proposed on K-12 education in the next biennium.

Cost of UNLV’s $900 million stadium proposal detailed

A consultant’s report on UNLV’s proposed 60,000-seat domed stadium pegs “all-in costs” for the project at just less than $900 million, including $700 million for the venue itself.

Nevada schools superintendent resigns position

After just a year on the job, James Guthrie has resigned as state superintendent of public instruction, effective immediately, the Sandoval administration announced Friday.

Clark County School District sued over failure to release employee email addresses

The conservative think tank Nevada Policy Research Institute announced Thursday that it’s filing a lawsuit against the Clark County School District and related organizations for not releasing the work email addresses provided to teachers by their employer.

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Mother strived to qualify for school job she did free for years

Dalia Odell has volunteered at Sewell Elementary School for nearly a decade, often for more than 40 hours per week. On March 4, she walked into Sewell as an employee, Library Assistant III, on the first day of her first official job.

Three southwest schools to go to year-round schedule

Forbuss, Reedom and Wright elementary schools, three of the most overcrowded buildings in the Clark County School District, will go to a 12-month schedule starting in the 2013-14 school year.

School’s Couch to 5K program gets students, parents healthy

Usually at this time of year, sixth-graders in Sara Ohiaeri’s physical education classes would be playing soccer or softball. Instead, for the past few weeks, they have been training for a 5K run.

School Board moves toward contract with superintendent search firm

The Clark County School Board on Thursday took a cautious approach to choosing a new superintendent as it explored partnering with the same Nebraska search firm that produced short-lived Superintendent Dwight Jones in 2010, but changing some of the contract conditions.

UNLV selects new law school dean

UNLV announced Thursday that it has chosen a new dean for its law school.

College classes coming to Las Vegas City Hall

College classes are coming to Las Vegas City Hall. The City Council approved a lease agreement with the College of Southern Nevada on Wednesday.

Teachers Health Trust executive: ‘We’re not going out of business’

The chief executive officer of the Teachers Health Trust, a nonprofit that provides health insurance to Clark County public school teachers, said Tuesday that its coffers are not as depleted as suggested last month by the director of the union that founded it.

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