Education
Despite the martial arts weapons, crash pads and variations of punching bags in the makeshift classroom, T.J. Quicksilver at Las Vegas Movie Mastars is trying to teach kids how to deal with bullies without resorting to violence.
If you’re a Las Vegas Valley resident who is interested in hosting a foreign exchange student, the EF Foundation for Foreign Study is a nonprofit group that can help with the process.
Despite the martial arts weapons, crash pads and variations of punching bags in the makeshift classroom, T.J. Quicksilver at Las Vegas Movie Mastars is trying to teach kids how to deal with bullies without resorting to violence.
Dan Phillips, principal of Palo Verde High School, is waking up to start off his day. With a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal, 45 minutes go by as he thinks about what the day will bring. He arrives at school at 6:15 and the day starts off with quad duty, monitoring what all the students are doing before school.
An off-duty Clark County School District police officer shot and wounded two men Saturday after he witnessed a shooting at a busy intersection in the east valley.
Superintendent Dwight Jones’ selection for the next deputy superintendent for instruction is a native of Mexico who has seen how education can “lift a family out of poverty.”
The Sign Design Theatre Company now has more than 150 children participating in the nonprofit group’s programs for hearing and deaf children.