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Teachers learn to test for energy efficiency

Wanda Mallard, a Southeast Career Technical Academy math teacher, was part of a group of Clark County educators who recently received training on energy efficiency.

Kids Count report puts Nevada last in education

Nevada’s ranking for public education has hit rock bottom, according to a new national study on children’s well-being.

Low-performance schools get second chance with new staff

Clark County School District is banking on new leadership to help four struggling “turnaround” schools. In a way, being some of the consistently lowest-performing schools is the best thing that could have happened to them.

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Principals cheerfully take bad with good

The polished stone plaque, a pretty trinket carved with 17 inspirational words, is more than just a desk decoration.

School Board picks Cantu to fill spot

Rene Cantu Jr., executive director of the Latin Chamber of Commerce’s Community Foundation, is now also a Clark County School Board member representing northwest Las Vegas.

ACLU complaint claims Henderson school lax on bullying

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has filed discrimination complaints with the state’s Equal Rights Commission claiming the Clark County School District didn’t do enough to protect two sixth-graders from bullying this year.

Nevada State College marks 10 years with plans to expand

Its first decade was an arduous one for Nevada State College. The Henderson-based school plans to mark its 10th anniversary this fall with two events, but when the school started in 2002, it had only 177 students.

Local teens selected for Bank of America Student Leaders program get nonprofit experience

Five local teens are mingling this week with representatives in Washington, D.C., and receiving leadership development training as part of Bank of America’s Student Leaders program, which offers paid internships to high school juniors or seniors at local nonprofit organizations.

Workforce Connections grant helps pay students to clean up Desert Rose Adult High School

Desert Rose Adult High School in North Las Vegas employed 11 students this summer to beautify the campus and prepare it for the fall semester by cleaning classrooms, scraping gum from underneath desks, moving furniture, shampooing carpets and tending to the garden. For most of them, it is their first job. They make $8.25 an hour.

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