Education
Superintendent Dwight Jones on Wednesday was told to chisel away between 200 to 1,350 Clark County School District positions when the time soon comes. The School Board unanimously adopted a tentative $2.05 billion budget based on expected cost increases and diminished revenue. Board members also gave Jones the go ahead to make any “necessary reductions in force.”
It’s official. School police’s salaries will be frozen from this school year through 2012-13, saving a cash-poor Clark County School District $872,000 in combination with other concessions.
There’s a 50-50 chance the next president of Nevada State College will already have a personal connection to Nevada.
Two Las Vegas high school teachers are participating in a summer scientific research program through the multinational Siemens Corporation.
Clara Buck and Sarah DiSalvo, both 14, recently won a trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which is scheduled for May 13-18. The Intel ISEF is a global science competition featuring more than 1,500 high school students from 65 countries.
Cheerleaders are supposed to inspire a crowd. None do it better than these kids. The Vegas Cheer Authority Aviators, a team created specifically for those with intellectual disabilities, has 15 members, ages 5 to 18, from all over the Las Vegas Valley.
The 10 semifinalists to become the new president of Nevada State College include the current interim president, six provosts or vice presidents, two deans and a professor, according to documents sent Saturday to members of the Board of Regents.
A $10 million legal victory — saving 134 teachers from layoffs — could be short-lived for the cash-strapped Clark County School District.
