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How some UNLV buildings got their names

Take a walk through virtually any university’s campus, and names both familiar and unheard of are plastered on the sides of many of the buildings.

Sandoval urges charter school panel to expand parent choices

Gov. Brian Sandoval called for members of a new board overseeing charter school education to provide more choices for parents and children who deserve the right to select the type of education that meets their personal needs.

Teachers Health Trust no longer issue in contract talks

After months of neither side budging, the school district has dropped its demand for the teachers union to give up the Teachers Health Trust it created, according to a Thursday announcement from the Clark County Education Association.

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Saville Middle School students explore politics in mock congressional hearings

No pens or pencils were required for these students’ final exams, just a firm knowledge of the Constitution and a stomach for public speaking. Every seventh-grader at Saville Middle School, 8101 N. Torrey Pines Drive, participated in mock Congressional hearings last month as an alternative assessment for their government classes.

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UNLV team to design house for solar contest

A team from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is one 20 selected from around the world that will be participating in a contest to build an energy neutral house.

School District needs $5.3 billion over next decade

The Clark County School District needs about $5.3 billion to maintain an equal educational environment for students over the next decade, the School Board was told Wednesday. However, the district doesn’t have the money and few options besides asking voters to pass a bond and pay more in property taxes.

Faith Lutheran students take time out of class to help others

About 600 middle school students from Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School, 2015 S. Hualapai Way, participated in the school’s annual service event Jan. 13 and were bused to more than 20 locations around the Las Vegas Valley, including at-risk elementary schools, senior centers, veterans homes and charities.

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