Emily Richmond

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Just like Dad, school official says ‘turn off that light’: Energy manager going further, pushing for all appliances to be unplugged for July; Monday, July 6, 2009; Last week the Clark County School District made a frantic push to turn off every possible light, appliance and air conditioner at its hundreds of nine-month campuses, shutting them down entirely for the month of July.
The legacy of Chancellor Jim Rogers: A look at his tenure as chief of state's public colleges and universities; Sunday, July 5, 2009; Ever since his high school days as a student newspaper editorial writer, Jim Rogers has risen to the occasion, inserting his strong opinions even when not invited. This time it was in 2004 and the Nevada System of Higher Education was in disarray.
Six questions for Joe Boteilho: Wednesday, July 1, 2009; Joe Boteilho, chief code enforcement officer for Clark County, says Fourth of July fireworks trigger joy for most Clark County residents — but anxiety for the four-footed ones.
When bathrooms open, so can the school: Charter school $27,000 in water line costs away from welcoming students; Tuesday, June 30, 2009; The new Silver Sands Montessori Charter School has almost everything it needs to open its doors in August: students, teachers and an office building in a Henderson executive park.
Deaf pupils in danger of losing their school: Also, stimulus money for special ed and Title I doubles bookkeeping work; Tuesday, June 30, 2009; The organizers of the Las Vegas Charter School for the Deaf spent more than six years raising enough money to lease a facility, finally opening the school in fall 2008.
Test scores don’t quantify progress at all schools: Thursday, June 25, 2009; Timothy Stephens runs a high school that for six years has been labeled as failing. And in a month, he expects to be told that, for a seventh year running, the campus still isn’t as good as it should be.
Lots of logical uses of stimulus money ruled out: Title I lesson from Sandy Valley: Don’t spend federal money on equipment; Tuesday, June 23, 2009; One of the tricky parts about managing schools is taking into account that what the feds give, the feds can take away.
Parents at 11 schools opt for stricter dress code: Board expected to sign off on voting results at Thursday meeting; Monday, June 22, 2009; The votes are in, and students at 11 Clark County schools will face a stricter dress code when classes resume in August.
Unstimulated: Innovation: Nevada risks losing out on competitive grants designed to reward innovation; Monday, June 22, 2009; The intent of the federal stimulus money for the nation’s public schools was to foster improvement, innovation and reform. But in Nevada, the funding instead is largely being used to backfill the state’s financial holes. The idea that the stimulus money might actually stimulate education reform “is something of a fallacy,” says Keith Rheault, superintendent of public instruction. “... We won’t be able to do even one new innovative thing."
Rogers calls for Ashley’s ouster: Chancellor: UNLV president has the smarts, but lacks leadership; Wednesday, June 17, 2009; In his five years as chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, Jim Rogers has overseen the ouster of one UNLV president — Carol Harter — and, in his final days, wants to add a second notch to his belt.