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Retired teachers’ health plan pact reached: The goal is to keep tenured educators on the job; Wednesday, May 7, 2008; By Emily Richmond; After months of haggling, the Clark County School District and the teachers union have a tentative agreement to offer health insurance to the district’s retired educators.

Seven high schools could start drug tests: Federal grant would allow student-athlete program to expand; Tuesday, May 6, 2008; By Emily Richmond; Just four months after a high school in Henderson became the state’s first public campus to randomly test student-athletes for drugs and alcohol, the Clark County School District is planning to expand the program.

Longtime school official to run for board: Looking in on: Education:; Saturday, May 3, 2008; By Emily Richmond; Edward Goldman, an associate superintendent in the Clark County School District, plans to file Monday for the District A seat on the Clark County School Board, held since 1996 by Mary Beth Scow. “I think it’s time for some changes,” Goldman told the Sun on Friday.

Richards CSN’s likely pick, pleasing higher ed chief: Looks like interim head will get nod after near-$100,000 search; Thursday, May 1, 2008; By Charlotte Hsu; Michael Richards wasn’t the “warmest” or “fuzziest” candidate for the College of Southern Nevada’s presidency, in the opinion of university system Chancellor Jim Rogers. Nevertheless, Rogers thought Richards would be the best man for the permanent job — so much so that he encouraged Richards to apply.

Disputed charter school can’t be barred: Thursday, May 1, 2008; By Emily Richmond; Nevada Education Department officials do not want an out-of-state company opening a second charter school in the Las Vegas Valley this fall, but they can’t prevent it.

Fixed-game drama uses Rebels clip: UNLV should sue over ‘Law & Order’ show, sports footage seller says; Thursday, May 1, 2008; By Ron Kantowski; Here’s a new basketball play UNLV might consider: Filing a lawsuit against NBC and the NCAA for implying in a fictional TV show that the university’s team was involved in a game rigged by a referee.

School district succeeds where rural charter failed: Students happy, thriving at Sandy Valley High; Monday, April 28, 2008; At Keystone Academy, a tiny charter high school in rural Sandy Valley, the close calls had become routine. Nearly every year since its 1999 debut, the program had been threatened with closure for failing to meet one state requirement or another.

Most students aren’t failing math, schools chief says: LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION: Rulffes: Results of district test misleading; Monday, April 28, 2008; By Emily Richmond; What was intended as an in-house assessment of its students’ math skills continues to be a very public headache for the Clark County School District.

Thinking globally and acting locally: In a competition involving more than 1,000 colleges and universities, students at UNLV excel at increasing awareness of world poverty; Saturday, April 26, 2008; By Charlotte Hsu; We’ve heard it all before. UNLV students are apathetic. The school is full of commuters, and people juggling classes, jobs and children simply don’t have time for extracurricular activities on campus.

On top of their salaries, some eye-popping paychecks: Friday, April 25, 2008; By Ron Kantowski; One of the things I have learned about this business is that sports salaries are like Paris Hilton, Mike Tyson and train wrecks in India. In the words of Kenny Bania, the hack comedian on “Seinfeld,” “They’re gold, Ronnie, gold.” If you write about them, people will read.

Familiarity may breed acceptance for CSN contender: Thursday, April 24, 2008; By Charlotte Hsu; Michael Richards’ insider advantage was on display Wednesday as he made the case that he, rather than an out-of-state contender, should be appointed president of the College of Southern Nevada.

First dedicated school for deaf in state to open: Las Vegas charter campus to fill need; Thursday, April 24, 2008; By Emily Richmond; Nevada is one of just a few states without a dedicated campus for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. After more than six years of planning, a charter school serving those students is set to open this fall.

Daily life doesn’t require much math: Letter to the Editor:; Wednesday, April 23, 2008; Jeannie Jackson, Las Vegas; Your publication pointing out the failure of students here at passing a math test brought this reader hardly any concern at all.

Jon Ralston wonders if even a feistier Jim Rogers can budge Gibbons on education: Wednesday, April 23, 2008; By Jon Ralston; His bladder reconstructed and his spleen venting again, Jim Rogers is back.

Stability at CSN helm: 3 choices: Two outsiders, one insider say they’d stay, and share what they’d bring; Wednesday, April 23, 2008; By Charlotte Hsu; The College of Southern Nevada has had five temporary or “permanent” presidents in as many years. So it’s no shock that stability is a topic that keeps popping up in conversations about who will lead the school next.

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