Paul Takahashi

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10 educational iPad apps recommended by Explore Knowledge Academy: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012; When Explore Knowledge Academy has its grand opening celebration in March, it will become the first "iSchool" in Nevada with a 1-to-1 ratio of iPad tablets to students. Here are the 10 iPad applications used by educators at the public charter school.
At Las Vegas charter school, iPads pave students' path to learning: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012; A dozen Las Vegas second-graders were given a common English assignment one recent morning: Write a story using new vocabulary words. But instead of picking up a pencil and paper, these students launched the Pages word processing application on their iPads and started tapping. One precocious youngster in the back of the room raised his hand.
Clark County School District explains policies on notifying parents, disciplining teachers: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012; After a local substitute teacher was barred from teaching at one elementary school last week on allegations that he hit and yelled profanities at students, the Sun wondered how the Clark County School District goes about determining when a school-related incident rises to a level where parents are notified.
At Mojave High, program for misbehaving students is detention hall on steroids: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012; The harsh florescent lights flicker inside a portable classroom behind Mojave High School where three students work in silence, their brows furrowed as they pore over their textbooks. The small room they are in is largely barren, save a few desks, a couple of computers and a whiteboard.
District weighs property tax hike to repair, modernize schools: Friday, Feb. 10, 2012; Las Vegas residents may be voting this November on more than the next president of the United States. The Clark County School District is likely to seek public approval for a new capital campaign, which may raise property taxes as high as $74 a year on a $100,000 home.
Teachers take protests to superintendent's office: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012; About 100 teachers rallied in front of the Clark County School District administration building Wednesday afternoon, protesting proposed pay freezes and potential layoffs. Hoisting signs that read “Honk for Teachers” and yelling slogans such as “Hey, ho. Don’t let our teachers go,” members of the local teachers union again sought attention to their prolonged contract fight with the district, now going on seven months.
Schools seeing improvement in math scores as students play video game: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012; For all the talk about ways to raise test scores in Las Vegas, a promising solution, educators say, may lie in one of the most criticized of youth activities: computer games.
Mojave High School’s new focus on science curriculum embedded in robotics club: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012; In a nondescript room on the second floor of Mojave High School, three students are tinkering away on a dream. For now, the dream consists only of a metal frame, six rubber wheels, and a few motors and wires.
UNLV finally hits the top 10; its debate team is nationally ranked: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012; Christian Bato ambles up to a blue plastic bin sitting atop a wooden table — a makeshift lectern — sets his timer, takes a deep breath and starts reading from his laptop. Words shoot out from the 20-year-old college senior’s pursed lips at a rapid-fire rate.
School District seeks volunteers to mentor at-risk seniors: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012; Last month, when Evaleen Diaz found out she was pregnant, it became one more obstacle of many toward her goal of graduating in June with the rest of her Western High School class.