Sixth-grader Kelsey Antolick may not know it as she arrives at school an hour early, but she’s proof that the Clark County School District’s goal of enrolling one in three students in online courses by 2015 is materializing.
Education
Four former Nevada first ladies vowed Thursday to lend their fundraising prowess to a campaign to win voter support for increasing property taxes to finance a $5.3 billion bond for public school renovations over 10 years – if the Clark County School Board goes for it.
Mojave Max emerged from his burrow at Red Rock Canyon later than ever this year, and Mack Elementary School first-grader Quinton Larry totally saw it coming.
No Nevada legislators stepped forward Thursday to support spending more on the Millennium Scholarship program in order to reduce the increasing college costs paid by students.
A proposal to remake how Nevada’s colleges and universities are funded would reward innovation, efficiency and success instead of growth, Chancellor Dan Klaich told a legislative committee. But his proposal would also treat an F grade the same as an A grade, would fund courses at universities and community colleges at the same level, and would so sharply cut the budgets of small, rural colleges that they could struggle to remain open at all.
The second annual Las Vegas Science Festival is scheduled to begin Sunday and is an opportunity for locals to experience free educational programs.
The Faith Lutheran Theatre Company plans to perform “All Shook Up,” which is based on William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” but features Elvis Presley as the star. It includes more than 20 of Presley’s greatest hits, including “Jailhouse Rock” and “It’s Now or Never.”
Summer camps can help keep kids active, entertained and safe during the summer break, and options are available around the Las Vegas Valley.
Visitors to Jean-Marie Auboine’s business are greeted by the overpowering fragrance of chocolate and perfectly preserved chocolate statues. A dragon, eagle, monkey and goblin occupy a desk that would usually belong to a receptionist.
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