Starting Thursday, five high-schoolers from The Meadows and five students from Hyde Park Middle School’s Academy of Math and Sciences will compete in the four-day National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C.
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The fourth annual Las Vegas Science and Technology Festival is scheduled from April 25 through May 3 at locations across the valley.
UNLV got a glimpse Wednesday of the intersection of ecology and sexology with a guided walking tour of campus ecosexy spots. The event included orientation to teach about 15 participants 25 ways to make love to the planet.
Almost every one of Clark County’s 217 public elementary schools exceeded Nevada class-size caps in the winter quarter ending Jan. 14. Those schools on Tuesday received retroactive waivers for that from the Nevada Board of Education.
Tuesday’s meeting of the Legislative Committee on Education was anything but ordinary as heated discussion revolved around one topic for nine hours — the Common Core – and what’s coming with them as Nevada public schools phase in the new state standards.
About 260 Thiriot Elementary School students are on track to earn their green thumbs.
Some people are waking up today with indigestion courtesy of Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky. And that’s a good thing
Nevada’s first lady, Kathleen Sandoval, is kicking off an early education initiative in Northern Nevada, calling on businesses and civic organizations to help young students prepare for a lifetime of learning.
Some student loan borrowers who had a parent or grandparent co-sign the note are finding that they must immediately pay the loan in full if the relative dies, or in some cases when bankruptcy is filed.
Internationally known painter and sculptor Graham Knuttel of Ireland is teaming up with students from the Las Vegas Academy of Arts to paint a mural to be placed on the Neonopolis building.
Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky vowed Monday to scrutinize every dollar spent in the Clark County School District to assure funds are used expressly for student achievement.
Clark County’s high school graduation rate may have leaped skyward 10 percentage points last year, but that’s not likely to happen again.
They squint at the blackboard and hold books close to their faces. When teachers see children who have obvious vision issues, they refer them to the school nurse, who usually suggests seeing an optometrist to get glasses. But what if the family has no funds for such an expense? Enter Eye Care 4 Kids, which works to get children from low-income families vision care.
The program, viewable at clubhousenews.com, is the brainchild of 51-year-old Lorenzo Doumani, a Las Vegas native who realized with his own teen daughter that “there’s really no news network out there for older kids.”
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