Emily Richmond

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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
Pahrump locks the doors but is still signing in voters: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
Kucinich decries GE-media conspiracy: Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008
Nevada earns D+ on education: Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008