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Wednesday, Jun. 01, 2011 at 6:48 PM
The Clark County School Board's effort to draw a new electoral map resembles a dog “chasing its own tail,” said frustrated trustee Deanna Wright Wednesday.
After a four-hour workshop, the school district’s demographics staff was...
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by James Haug
Friday, Mar. 11, 2011 at 4:11 PM
The staff at five schools — Elizondo and Hancock elementary schools and Chaparral, Mojave and Western high schools — must reapply to keep their jobs next year under the terms of School Improvement Grants.
These five schools are limited...
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by James Haug
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 at 6:50 PM
The Clark County School Board began its meeting on Thursday with a moment of silence for Elizabeth “Beth” Howe, the former principal of Henderson’s Greenspun Junior High School, who died on Feb. 7. She was 41.
School Board...
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by James Haug
Tuesday, Feb. 08, 2011 at 11:23 AM
High school seniors looking for money for college should check out the Public Education Foundation’s website at www.thepef.org.
The foundation has about 360 scholarships worth a total of $600,000 to award.
The scholarships range in value...
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by Jim Haug
Friday, Dec. 03, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Career and technical education is becoming more popular as a way to keep kids interested in school and give them the practical skills necessary to compete in today’s tough job market. Over the last five years, the Clark County School District...
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by James Haug
Sunday, Nov. 07, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Educator and activist Geoffrey Canada says, “When you see a great teacher, you’re seeing a piece of art” in the new documentary, “Waiting for Superman.”
But local teachers who recently saw the movie were hardly...
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by James Haug
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Former Eldorado High School principal Ron Lustig has resigned as principal of Barringer High School in Newark, N.J., after just month into the school year.
The Newark Star-Ledger reports that the high school was in chaos because of discipline...
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by James Haug
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Nevada’s two gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Rory Reid and Republican Brian Sandoval, both received an “A” grade for supporting education reforms such as charter schools, data-based evaluation of teachers and a national...
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by James Haug
Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at 6:02 PM
Leaders in higher education, former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones and Danny L. Thompson, the executive secretary treasurer of the Nevada State AFL-CIO, have all written letters in support of Jim Rogers becoming the next superintendent of the Clark...
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by James Haug
Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Jim Murren, the chairman and executive officer of MGM Resorts International and guiding force behind CityCenter, will be honored with the Education Hero Award from the Public Education Foundation at a banquet at the Mandarin Oriental on Sept....
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by Jim Haug
Thursday, Apr. 15, 2010 at 2:12 PM
The Clark County School District will honor its top new teachers of the year at its next School Board meeting on April 22.
The teachers are considered “new” because they’re in their first year of working full time in...
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Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 at 4:34 PM
The deadline is fast approaching for college scholarship applications to the Public Education Foundation. The local nonprofit has more than $600,000 in college scholarships to distribute, but high school seniors must apply by Feb. 25.
Seniors can...
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by James Haug
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 at 5:02 PM
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is offering summer classes to gifted and honors students in middle school and high school. Students take classes in subjects as diverse as robotics and creative writing and can earn three college credits.
The...
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by James Haug
Friday, Jan. 08, 2010 at 4:37 PM
The Clark County School Board wants public input on when spring break should occur during the 2010--2011 school year. The choice seems to be between having the week-long break before Easter or after the third grading period of the school...
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by James Haug
Friday, Jan. 08, 2010 at 4:34 PM
As one of four finalists for National Superintendent of the Year, Clark County School District Superintendent Walt Rulffes will be speaking with his three fellow finalists on how to improve education at the National Press Club in Washington on...
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