Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill Wednesday allowing more noncitizens to obtain teaching certificates in Nevada, a move that could help ease a critical teacher shortage in Clark County.
Education
Kids who suffer a concussion worry about their academic skills in the weeks afterward, and older kids and those with more severe symptoms seem to worry the most.
According to author and historian Ken Bain, great teachers aren’t defined by what they do, but by their ability to “understand their discipline” their students.
Volunteer Robert Evans hustles down the train tracks on a mission: transform one of Las Vegas’ most popular winter attractions into a springtime Oz in time to celebrate Opportunity Village’s 60th anniversary.
Bucking a national trend of states increasing their investment for pre-kindergarten programs, Nevada continued to lose ground in its percentage of children enrolled and per-child spending in early childhood education.
Through interviews with school district leaders, Nevada education officials and child welfare advocates, the Review-Journal discovered state laws and local policies that provide loopholes educators can use to evade detection and discipline in cases of suspected sex abuse.
The highest number of Nevada State College graduates — 350 to be exact — will walk across the stage at the Henderson Pavilion on Saturday as part of the biggest commencement ceremony in the college’s 13-year history.
A subcommittee approved Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget recommendation for $1.2 million in Fiscal Year 2016 and $7.1 million in 2017 to start development of the medical school, but not the $26.7 million needed to start operations in 2017.
Prosecutor Jacqueline Bluth told a North Las Vegas judge that Jeremiah Mazo, 54, faced child molestation charges in June 2008 that were dismissed and sealed after he completed “requirements.”
To help parents teach their children at home, Tech Times has released a list of the best apps for home-schooling parents, but they aren’t all specific to home schooling.
When a teenager arrives home from school in the afternoon, the last thing he or she wants to worry about is homework. After all, there’s TV to be watched, friends to hang out with and maybe even a job to fulfill.
Only 13 percent of Americans feel confident that colleges are doing an effective job of preparing students for the future, according to a Gallup poll released April 24.
It used to be that libraries clustered materials for children of all ages in the same section, pre-kindergarten alongside teens. But the teens, many of whom already were driving, saw themselves as young adults. The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has recognized a growing trend for library facilities — that teens deserve a space of their own. On April 9, it dedicated a newly refurbished area at the Sahara West Library, naming it Teen@.
Looks, popularity, grades and sports are usual suspects in the priority list of concerns for high school students, but in mid-April, Cheyenne High School students were hit with the financial reality of being an adult.