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- Clark County schools ponder an Arizona exodus
- Monday, Aug. 2, 2010
- Arizona’s incendiary immigration law has Clark County education officials keeping a close eye on enrollment for the upcoming academic year because of the potential influx of students fleeing the Grand Canyon State.
- Budget crisis slows help for troubled schools
- Friday, July 30, 2010
- Nearly a year ago, a report on a 15-year effort to improve education at six elementary schools serving West Las Vegas painted a portrait of students isolated by race, poverty and low achievement.
- Educated populace is the living legacy of Kenny Guinn
- Wednesday, July 28, 2010
- In his crisp dress blues and gold-trimmed belt, Spc. Matthew Andenoro is a picture-perfect soldier. Soon he will take his place outside St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, as part of the honorary color guard at Tuesday’s funeral Mass for former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn.
- Hundreds honor former Gov. Kenny Guinn at funeral
- Tuesday, July 27, 2010
- Former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn was remembered Tuesday as a common man with an uncommon sense of duty. More than 1,200 people filled the pews at St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church on West Sahara Avenue for the two-hour funeral Mass.
- Former Gov. Kenny Guinn had lasting influence on schools
- Saturday, July 24, 2010
- Shortly after serving as interim president of UNLV in 1996, Kenny Guinn learned that a young graduate student’s husband had been killed, leaving her destitute.
- Serving on School Board a big job with little voter interest
- Friday, July 23, 2010
- The Clark County School District receives more tax dollars than any other entity in the state. It’s also the state’s largest public employer, with more than 38,000 employees.
- Some teachers moving to Nevada struggle with licensing process
- Sunday, July 18, 2010
- Ira Madnikoff seemed to be just the kind of social studies teacher the Clark County School District was eager to hire. He came from Florida with four years’ experience and a strong track record, and he had a law degree to boot.
- Yearly school progress report delayed at state Ed Department
- Thursday, July 15, 2010
- If there’s one announcement that has every principal of Clark County’s more than 350 public schools on edge, it’s whether his or her campus will have been deemed a failure by the federal government.
- Its leader gone, Nevada State College left in limbo
- Saturday, July 10, 2010
- You would see them at campus forums, scattered in the audience at Board of Regents meetings and holding signs at community rallies to protest cuts to higher education.
- Empowerment schools work, but may not be for all
- Friday, July 9, 2010
- A new study of the Clark County School District’s “empowerment” program found strong academic achievement by many students, but made it clear that changing the management style of a campus is no silver bullet to improving performance.
Blog Entries
- Construction work to delay new elementary school's opening
- Monday, July 21, 2008
- Students at the new Jesse Scott Elementary School will get an extra three weeks of summer vacation because construction work on the new North Las Vegas campus won't be finished in time for the start of the academic year.
- UPDATE: School district might remove bond measure from ballot
- Wednesday, July 16, 2008
- The Clark County School Board will meet Friday at 9 a.m. to give final approval for removing the $9.5 billion construction bond measure from the November ballot.
- Rulffes will cut 140 support jobs, mostly classroom aides
- Tuesday, July 1, 2008
- School board approves teachers' contract, including raises
- Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Clark County School Board approved new contracts with its teachers and administrators Thursday, including a 4 percent cost-of-living pay hike authorized by the 2007 Legislature.
- School board meeting halted for governor's speech
- Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Clark County School Board called a brief recess in its meeting tonight so that the assembled audience - which includes the president and executive director of the teachers' union - could watch Gov. Jim Gibbons' speech.
- Clark County schools chief outlines budget crunch possibilities
- Wednesday, June 11, 2008
- CCSD middle schoolers did better on math test
- Wednesday, April 2, 2008
- When it comes to algebra, some of Clark County’s middle school students appear to know more than their high school counterparts.
- Making schools safer
- Tuesday, March 11, 2008
- The Clark County School District could improve safety on its campuses by buying small hand-held metal detectors for School Police and restricting entry points to campuses, says a security consultant hired after this
winter's shooting of students. - New police chief for Clark County School District
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008
- Poll: Teachers are well paid
- Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008
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