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CCSD budget, unburdened by cutbacks, wins easy approval
May 15, 2013
By Paul Takahashi
The Clark County School Board unanimously approved a $2.1 billion final budget for next school year, which includes funding for nearly 50 new special education teaching assistants and summer remediation programs for middle and high school students.

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Debate over sex-ed bill devolves amid fears of 'worst-case scenario'
May 15, 2013
By Andrew Doughman
While it may be difficult for parents to talk about sex with their kids, Nevadans have had no trouble talking about sex with the Nevada Legislature.

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Arrest report: Teacher knew relationship with student 'was wrong'
May 14, 2013
By Dave Toplikar
The relationship between a 24-year-old Las Vegas area high school teacher and a 15-year-old male student involved about 1,000 cell phone text messages over an eight-day period but resulted in them kissing "only two times."

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Eighth-grader Monique Aguilar, from right, 13, learns to use her new iPad accompanied by her 16-month-old sister Yuritzi Cepeda and mother Blanca DeLeon at Ed Von Tobel Middle School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2012. The Clark County School District's Engage, Empower, Explore (E3) program provided iPads for all students and teachers at five Title I middle schools.
Children with school-issued iPads are tempting targets, Metro Police say
May 14, 2013
By Paul Takahashi
Thieves are targeting schoolchildren carrying CCSD-issued iPads to and from school, according to Metro Police. Although educators praise iPads for raising student engagement, local authorities are concerned they could pose a new safety hazard for students.

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Greenspun Junior High Leadership Club students, standing from left, eighth-grader Reilly Webster, seventh-grader Zach Fedarko, sixth-grader Jennifer Haberstock, seventh-grader Nadia Matic and sixth-grader Cyan Reed; sitting from left are seventh-grader Alicia Murillo, eighth-grader Victoria Fontanelli, sixth-grader Lauren Taylor, and Gwen Buckles, Leadership Club adviser. The students were testing water quality at Lake Mead Marina as part of their Lake MEad public service campaign.
Junior high students spread word on Lake Mead ban on two-stroke engines
May 13, 2013
By Sun Staff
A group of Greenspun Junior High School students has created a multimedia campaign to raise awareness about Lake Mead’s ban on personal watercraft with two-stroke engines.
State receives $20 million grant for solar research
May 13, 2013
By Karoun Demirjian
Nevada’s top higher education officials announced Monday that the state has won a $20 million grant to sponsor a large-scale research project on solar energy and water.
One move to fund education meeting opposition from school boards, teachers' union
May 13, 2013
By Cy Ryan
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s plan to give tax subsidies to help low-income students attend private schools ran into opposition Monday from school boards and a teachers’ union.

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Cooling problems cut classes short at northeast valley school
May 13, 2013
By Sun Staff
Air-conditioning problems at Richard Rundle Elementary School in the northeast valley are causing an early end to classes today, the first day of 2013 in which Las Vegas officially recorded temperatures above the century mark.
Lawmakers near deal on more funding for Southern Nevada colleges
May 13, 2013
By Andrew Doughman
The deal involves transferring several million dollars to UNLV, the College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College while also providing temporary funding to rural community colleges that will offset planned reductions to funding at those institutions.

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An energy efficient braking system for roller coasters using the induction process is demonstrated by senior entertainment engineering student Sean Greener, Jr. during the UNLV College of Engineering Senior Design Competition on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.
UNLV engineering seniors roll out inventions
May 11, 2013
By Paul Takahashi
An iPhone application that recites cooking recipes, a mechanical sheet-music page-turner and a self-folding stroller with automatic safety features were some of the inventions showcased at UNLV's engineering design competition this week.

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Motorcyclist injured in accident with school bus
May 10, 2013
By Brian Nordli
A school bus carrying children home from school collided with a motorcycle Friday on Fort Apache Road.

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Six new CCSD teachers recognized for stellar rookie years
May 9, 2013
By Paul Takahashi
The Clark County School Board honored six New Teachers of the Year on Thursday. The six were chosen among a list of teachers nominated by their respective schools for commendable work during their first year of employment with the School District.

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Nevada State Superintendent Jim Guthrie testifies in an education committee at the Legislative Building in Carson City on March 1, 2013. Guthrie told lawmakers that effective teachers trump the issue of class size. Clark County Schools Superintendent Dwight Jones is at left.
Sandoval to settle on next state schools superintendent in August
May 9, 2013
By Paul Takahashi
Gov. Brian Sandoval is expected to announce a new state superintendent by the end of the summer, according to a search timeline released Thursday.

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Elaine Wynn chats with Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Klaich after speaking at Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce Business Power Luncheon at the Rio Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
Elaine Wynn bemoans state of education in Nevada, lobbies for national search for new superintendent
May 9, 2013
By Paul Takahashi
Elaine Wynn called upon the Clark County School Board to conduct a national search for its next superintendent during her keynote address Wednesday at a Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

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Fourth-grade teacher honored for being among 'teaching elite'
May 9, 2013
By Paul Takahashi
The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce honored Rogers Elementary School teacher Maggie Reardon at its luncheon Wednesday as part of Clark County's Teacher Appreciation Week.

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