CARSON CITY— Western Nevada College President Carol Lucey was chastised by some members of the Board of Regents on Thursday for what they viewed as her failure to properly plan for the budget impact of a new funding formula.
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Durango High School will reopen Thursday after a day-and-a-half closure because of air conditioning problems. But the troubles aren’t over at the southwest valley high school or others across Clark County School District with failing parts.
Dale Erquiaga, a confidant of Gov. Brian Sandoval, was welcomed Wednesday by the state Board of Education to his first meeting as Nevada’s superintendent of public instruction.
While Clark County School District’s middle and high schools have 13,000 empty seats, the district’s elementary schools have 19,400 more students than their campuses were designed to accommodate, according to a head count on Aug. 28.
A later start to the school day could help teenagers get the most from their classroom time and local districts should consider delaying the first bell, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday.
Classes in Beam Hall will return to normal schedule on Wednesday
It’s illegal nationwide to pass a school bus stopped with flashing lights, but that doesn’t prevent Nevada drivers from doing so close to three times per bus, per day.
Recurring errors, such as outdated federal financial aid applications, are likely what prompted the U.S. Department of Education to request a deeper review of student financial aid files from the College of Southern Nevada.
Union officials announced that members voted Wednesday night to approve the negotiated terms, leaving just the Clark County School Board to do the same at a Sept. 12 meeting.
After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money.
The College of Southern Nevada overpaid and underpaid federal financial aid to hundreds of students during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscal years, officials said Tuesday. On Monday, the college announced the resignation of Santos Martinez, vice president for student affairs, but denied his resignation is connected with the situation.
The College of Southern Nevada’s vice president of student affairs has resigned from his position.
Ah, the first day of school. A time for hugs, tears, photos and the release of the road-rage monster because there are only 40 parking spots and 200 people who want them.
First day of school and it’s already quite clear. Cambeiro couldn’t be more different from Principal Pamela Simone’s last school, Smalley Elementary School in Henderson. At Cambeiro in east Las Vegas, 90 percent of the students are Hispanic and 98 percent qualify for free or reduced lunches. The challenge – 96 percent of students come with little to no English-speaking abilities.
Even though Master Daniel Jackson claimed another gold medal from the USA Taekwondo National Tournament in July, his real reason for training and teaching martial arts isn’t awards. It is to see the impact in people’s lives.
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