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Joe Downtown: Downtown Project converting trailers into 'Skillshare' classrooms
April 3, 2013
A once-empty lot at Eighth and Fremont streets, adjacent to the coming downtown Container Park, is now full of more than a dozen large trailers. Not trailer homes though a rumor, however unlikely, was floating a month ago that the Downtown Project was looking to trailers as a way to fill a residential need as it prepares to move some 1,300 Zappos employees downtown this fall.
School Board again puts off decision on search for superintendent
April 3, 2013
After a heated three-hour debate over the merits of conducting a national superintendent search, the Clark County School Board tabled its vote on a contract with a search firm indefinitely – essentially abandoning a national search for now.

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Teachers' business-tax measure catches break on 2014 ballot
April 2, 2013
Nevada’s teachers union can breathe a sigh of relief tonight because the secretary of state has put the damper on a Republican alternative to their tax proposal.

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Thanks to two Girl Scouts, new foster children get guide to intimidating system
Thanks to two Girl Scouts, new foster children get guide to intimidating system
April 2, 2013
It’s a tough but essential question for anyone advocating for Nevada’s foster children: How do you make children aware of their rights, and empower them, without overwhelming them and causing panic when they have just been taken from their home?
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval delivers the State of the State address at the Legislature in Carson City, Nev., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
Sandoval earmarks extra $25 million for Nevada schools
April 1, 2013
Gov. Brian Sandoval says he is adding $25 million to his education budget over the next two years to provide more full-day kindergarten classes and programs for students with limited or no proficiency in English.

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Clark County Schools Superintendent Dwight Jones answers questions today from media about his resignation, which he announced via email Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Jones reiterated that he was leaving to take care of his ailing mother. School board member Deanna Wright is at right.
Final paycheck: CCSD pays Dwight Jones $55,000 upon exit
April 1, 2013
Former Clark County Schools Superintendent Dwight Jones received $55,254 when he left Las Vegas last month, the Sun has learned. The School Board approved Jones' two-week notice, which was less than the 90-day notice mandated by his contract.

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What the Legislature doesn't know
March 31, 2013
In searching for more revenue, the Legislature could look at tax expenditures — the money the state could spend but chooses to give away in the form of exemptions, tax breaks, and abatements. But no such report is generated in Nevada.

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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.
Nevada schools superintendent resigns, gives no reason
March 29, 2013
Jim Guthrie announced his resignation as Nevada superintendent overseeing the state's 17 school districts on Friday. Guthrie — whose ideas surrounding class size reduction sparked controversy — did not explain his reason for leaving.

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Field of dreams: A rendering of the proposed $800 million, 60,000-seat UNLV Now stadium.
Why UNLV's decision to drop partner in stadium project could be risky
March 29, 2013
Don Snyder may have a conservative banking background, but consider him a betting man when it comes to the UNLV stadium proposal. Snyder took a huge gamble this week by dropping UNLV's well-heeled partner.

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Libertarian think tank sues School District for access to teacher email addresses
March 28, 2013
Are teacher email addresses a matter of public record? That's the question at the crux of Nevada Policy Research Institute's latest lawsuit against the Clark County School District. The lawsuit was filed Thursday morning.

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Congresswoman renews push for 'Weekends without Hunger'
March 28, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus is renewing her fight to help feed needy schoolchildren on weekends. Backed by nearly three dozen Las Vegas chefs, the Nevada Democrat on Thursday morning began her latest push for her Weekends Without Hunger bill, an updated version of a failed proposal she originally introduced 2 1/2 years ago. The bill aims to provide funds to make nutritional meals available on weekends to poor students.
Dr. Mark Doubrava speaks at an editorial board meeting at the Las Vegas Sun offices on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
Regent's idea for Las Vegas-based medical school has merit and drawbacks, observers say
March 28, 2013
Regent Mark Doubrava's proposal for a new medical school at UNLV will likely exacerbate longstanding North-South tensions in higher education amid a fierce debate over equitable funding for Nevada's seven colleges and universities.

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Jeff Weiler, chief financial officer for the Clark County School District, speaks during a 2008 budget meeting at Western High School.
CCSD's fiscal outlook brightens as budget discussions begin
March 26, 2013
As state lawmakers debate the next biennial K-12 education budget this Legislative session, the School District is breathing a little easier than they did the last time the Legislature was in session.

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Lawmakers say governor’s program for English-language learners inadequate
March 25, 2013
Legislative budget officials today attacked Gov. Brian Sandoval’s program to set aside $14 million to help students not proficient in English, calling it too little for all of the students who need assistance.

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John Iasiuolo, founder of the Outlook Foundation, shows 8-year-old Ashley how to set up her new computer, Friday, March, 15, 2013. The Outlook Foundation is a nonprofit that donates computers to military families and underprivileged youths.
Benefactor, schoolchildren both benefit from 'paying it forward'
March 25, 2013
John Iasiuolo had to be pushed to the brink of death to discover his calling in life. It all happened suddenly on Dec. 7, 2007. He had just finished recording his radio show “Computer Outlook,” when something felt off. He didn’t know what it was, but he knew he needed to go to the hospital.

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