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Saxophonists Jasey Jeffries and Jennifer Harris, center, celebrate after learning their band was selected to march in the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade during class at Foothills High School Friday, April 12, 2013.
Foothill High band celebrates news it'll march in 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
April 12, 2013
Each Thanksgiving Day for as long as he could remember, Nicolas Zelidon would tune into the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television to watch the great spectacle unfold. Gigantic balloons, big-name celebrities and flashy marching bands from across the country all marching the two-and-a-half miles in the heart of New York City in celebration of the most American of holidays: Thanksgiving. The 16-year-old Foothill High School sophomore would watch the parade but never thought in a million years he would ever march in it.

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Money OK'd to bring in 150 more Teach for America educators to CCSD
April 11, 2013
The Clark County School Board unanimously approved a $300,000 contract on Thursday to hire 150 additional Teach for America educators for next school year, representing a 50 percent increase in TFA teachers in the School District.

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Clark County School Board President Carolyn Edwards, left, and newly appointed Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky answer questions from media.
Interim CCSD chief Skorkowsky scores $65,000 raise
April 11, 2013
Interim Clark County Schools Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky is getting a 45 percent raise to lead the nation's fifth-largest school district. Skorkowsky — who has 25 years of experience in the district — will be paid a base annual salary of $186,000.

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President Barack Obama, escorted by House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, right, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, for closed-door talks with House Speaker John Boehner and the House Republican Conference to discuss the budget.
The president's budget and you: Obama's proposals that should catch Nevadans' attention
April 11, 2013
President Barack Obama’s budget, unveiled Wednesday, came along too late in the year to dramatically change the course of budget discussions about fiscal 2014. The president’s budget raises a few elements that Nevadans might want to think about.

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Then-UNLV President David Ashley and his wife, Bonnie, attend an exhibit opening in February 2009 at UNLV.
Former UNLV leader on short list for presidency at New Mexico State
April 10, 2013
David Ashley, the embattled former president of UNLV, has been named a finalist for president of New Mexico State University. A presidential search committee on Tuesday delivered the names of five finalists – including Ashley – to the New Mexico board of regents.
Kindergarten students in Dawn Wilkes class at Fong Elementary School in North Las Vegas read "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 for Read for the Record.
53 CCSD schools to offer full-time kindergarten in 2013-14 — for a price
April 10, 2013
The Clark County School District is now accepting applications for tuition-based, full-day kindergarten at 53 schools next year. Since the mid-2000s, the School District has offered full-day kindergarten at some elementary schools with the resources and space to offer it. Parents can pay $375 a month to keep their 5- and 6-year-old children in school for an additional three hours a day. The tuition – which comes out to about $3,100 a year – funds teacher salaries and facilities, and also includes a $100 registration fee.

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Legislators hear pros, cons of Sandoval's school choice bill
April 9, 2013
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s bill to give tax breaks to companies that donate to private and religious schools was applauded by school choice advocates Tuesday but opposed by the state’s teachers union and school boards.

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Hundreds of Las Vegas area schools conducting earthquake drills
April 9, 2013
Las Vegas area schools will conduct earthquake drills today to help students learn how to protect themselves if disaster strikes. Conducted by the Clark County Fire Department, the drills will cover about 450 schools.
The boy line up backstage during the Chaparral High School commencement ceremony at the Orleans Arena on Friday, June 15, 2012.
CCSD high school graduation rates among lowest in Nevada
April 8, 2013
The Clark County School District is near the bottom in Nevada in the percentage of students who graduate after four years of high school.

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School Board hosting community meetings for input on superintendent search
April 8, 2013
The Clark County School Board is hosting 12 community meetings in April and May to get public input on the search for a new superintendent.
Nevada getting $3.8 million to aid struggling schools
April 8, 2013
Nevada is receiving $3.8 million in federal grant money to implement “turnaround” efforts at more low-performing schools. The Silver State is one of 13 states awarded School Improvement Grant funding for next school year.

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5 most common communicable diseases reported in Clark County schools
5 most common communicable diseases reported in Clark County schools
April 8, 2013
Even though they are often seen as incubators of communicable diseases, schools can play a profound role in maintaining public health. Before a child can enroll in school, parents must vaccinate them for a number of infectious diseases. From a young age, schoolchildren are taught to be vigilant about washing their hands. In later grades, students are required to take gym and health classes to learn about healthy living.

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Resident Mickel Jourabchi adjusts an X-ray while Dr. Jaleh Pourhamidi prepares to work on patient Madison Szczublewski in the orthodontic clinic at Roseman University of Health Sciences in Henderson. Students gain practical experience working in the clinic.
Hands-on learning: After vocational school, students can hit the ground running
April 8, 2013
Interactive learning is far from a foreign concept in Southern Nevada. An Internet search for local vocational schools yields a long list of results. Valley schools offer classes in bartending, gaming, jewelry repair, cooking, Web design and more.
Some of the 1,075 plants seized in a raid of a marijuana grow operation in the Carpenter Canyon area of the Spring Mountains on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.
Reading and writing and reefer: 'Budtender School' to open in Las Vegas
April 5, 2013
While Nevada lawmakers debate the merits of legalizing marijuana, one company is looking at opening the state's first medical marijuana school this month. The Budtender School is expected to have its grand opening on April 13. Created by the Cannabis Career Institute, the school will teach students how to establish and maintain a successful and legal medical marijuana dispensary business.

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School District's funding influx clears way for new teacher hires, school buses
April 3, 2013
The Clark County School Board approved increased funding for new teacher hires and school buses on Wednesday.

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