The modern classroom is the future—a future where young learners prepare to make a difference as leaders, innovators, difference makers and overall contributing members of society. These learners are ethnically, culturally, linguistically, religiously and intellectually diverse. They are differentiated by exceptionalities, special needs and socioeconomic status. All students, whether they’re a part of a minority group or come from […]
As the State Approving Agent for VA Education Benefits, I frequently receive questions from service members, veterans and their families regarding benefits, eligibility and how to find an approved school or training establishment. Although these are important questions, I believe other questions need to be asked first about the individual’s ultimate game plan. So often […]
Stress is unavoidable and our young teens, like adults, may experience stressful situations every day. Most teens experience more stress than they show and by the time we notice it we’re not sure how to handle it. When they perceive a situation as dangerous, difficult, or painful and they do not have the resources to […]
The Boyd School of Law opened in 1998, but the path to its creation began nearly three decades earlier with a feasibility study in 1972.
Governor Brian Sandoval became Nevada’s 29th Governor on January 3, 2011. After eight years in office, the Sandoval era will come to an end when Governor-elect Steve Sisolak is inaugurated on January 7, 2019—a transition that will inevitably be accompanied by a debate over the Governor’s legacy. From an economic perspective, this debate should be brief and one-sided, as Brian Sandoval rightly takes […]
More than 60 years ago, the resorts along the dusty two-lane Las Vegas Strip had a problem. Business was booming during the warm summer weekends, but during mid-week and off-season periods, the number of hotel rooms far outnumbered the guests. Seeking to boost visitor counts during these slow times, a group of civic and business leaders developed a plan to publicly finance […]
Rust never sleeps and, beneath the streets of Las Vegas, neither do the efforts of the Las Vegas Valley Water District to protect the community’s buried water pipelines from corrosion. The results of these efforts are measured in gallons and dollars. Within the Las Vegas Valley Water District’s (LVVWD) 6,500-mile labyrinth of water delivery pipelines […]
Home prices have been climbing in Las Vegas thanks to low supply and high demand. The result is a seller’s market with bidding wars and intense bidding competition. According to the most recent statistics available from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) the median price for existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada […]
The key to a strong, lasting relationship, it has long been said, is the ability to listen. The Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) has taken that sage advice to heart, employing a high-tech acoustic system to “listen” for leaks throughout its 4,500-linear-mile water distribution network and maximize the usable life of the community’s water […]
