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Prepaid tuition program locks in today’s college rates

The cost of putting his two children through an in-state college probably will be $45,000 more by the time they’re ready to enroll, but Ned Martin doesn’t fret.

Democrats want $310 million more for education

CARSON CITY — Democratic legislators said Monday they want at least
$310 million more for public education in the 2013-15 budget period but acknowledged they do not know now where to find the money.

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Automotive internships could pay off in jobs for high school seniors

A local dealership is betting big on high school students to ensure its future. Park Place Infiniti, 5605 W. Sahara Ave., has partnered with the Southwest and Southeast career and technical academies to offer internships to automotive students during the school year.

Audit finds suspicious spending at Quest Academy

Quest Academy has cleaned house after substantiating complaints of corruption by those at the charter school’s helm, but the punishment could continue for recently fired Principal Connie Jordan.

Automotive internships could pay off in jobs for high school seniors

A local dealership is betting big on high school students to ensure its future. Park Place Infiniti, 5605 W. Sahara Ave., has partnered with the Southwest and Southeast career and technical academies to offer internships to automotive students during the school year.

Bill would allow guns in class, not sporting events

CARSON CITY — Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, R-Las Vegas, introduced a bill Monday authorizing students and others with permits to carry concealed weapons to bring their guns onto the campuses of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

Health care reform increases need for professionals

Michael Harter walks down a hallway that takes him past lecture halls, a library and a cadaver lab. As the senior provost of Touro University Nevada, he is pleased that the institution he helped bring to the Silver State in 2004 is in a position to have an effect on the state’s health care issues.

Goodwill of Southern Nevada is helping put people back to work

When most people think of Goodwill, they think about cleaning out their closets. But accepting donations of “gently used” goods and selling those donated items in Goodwill retail stores is only part of what the organization does.

Is higher education preparing workforce for tomorrow?

Most young people have initial high expectations about their futures. If you ask a class of ninth-graders how many plan to go to college after high school, almost all hands will raise.

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