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Education
Upperclassmen and graduate students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas might be able to enjoy a different kind of living starting in fall 2015.
Gov. Brian Sandoval will be picking from a list of three Nevadans when he hires the state’s next superintendent of schools, according to a state Board of Education decision made Thursday.
The class of 2018 will be the first group of Nevada students not required to take the state’s current proficiency exams.
Teach for America, a group that enthralls education reformers and rankles some traditionalists, will provide an influx of teachers to downtown Las Vegas schools with an assist from the City Council.
WASHINGTON — Borrowing for tuition, housing and books would be less expensive for college students and their parents this fall but the costs could soon start climbing under a bill the Senate passed overwhelmingly Wednesday.
From California to Maine, Florida to North Dakota, teenagers pour into the Las Vegas arena from all over the country chanting cheers.
WASHINGTON — Grants and scholarships are taking a leading role in paying college bills, surpassing the traditional role parents long have played in helping foot the bills, according to a report from loan giant Sallie Mae.
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WASHINGTON — Alasia Smith was bullied by a girl she thought was a friend. Jordan Anderson was the victim of a stepfather’s violence.
New funding will help renew a program that helps support Nevada educators in science-based environmental education.
House Republicans voted Friday to dismantle the troubled No Child Left Behind law for evaluating America’s students and schools, saying states and local school districts rather than Washington should be setting rules for ensuring that kids are getting good educations.
At 14, Anthony Schrecengost is determined to be a pediatric allergist and help generations of kids. He was one of two Nevada students out of 100 nationwide to receive a Prudential Spirit of Community Award for his volunteerism.
College-level aeronautical courses will be offered to Rancho High School students, allowing them to earn credits for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University long before attending the school, which has campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz.
School will be a lot different this fall for students of 14 Clark County elementary schools. These schools will receive a total of $39.4 million as part of a state pilot program to boost performance of English language-learning students over the next two years.
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