Education
Helen Jydstrup, an educator of physically handicapped children and those with special needs in Las Vegas for 23 years, is said to have been a teacher’s teacher, one who served as a model for others. “She was the consummate teacher,” said Helen Jydstrup Elementary School’s principal David Frydman.
At an end-of-the-year celebration, the city of Henderson recognized students who accumulated reading hours through its APPLE Partnership, which promotes literacy among students.
The dreaded “summer slide” refers to the learning loss that occurs during the few months kids are out of school. The Las Vegas-Clark County and North Las Vegas library districts and Henderson District Public Libraries are looking to combat that slide and keep kids engaged in learning by offering incentive-based summer reading programs for young children, teens and adults.
In its first year, the Las Vegas Day School enrolled 27 students. Today, the state’s oldest private school, at 3275 Red Rock St., is wrapping up its 50th academic year with an enrollment of 920.
Rebecca Franssen cried when she heard the news.
Full of pomp and circumstance, the leaders of the Clark County School District came together on stage Monday to announce some good news: More kids are graduating high school.
Tuition has risen so much at UNLV that even summer school attendance is suffering, according to figures from the university.