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Hispanic enrollment up at Nevada colleges

The College of Southern Nevada has hit a significant benchmark that will allow it to apply for the federal designation of Hispanic-Serving Institution next fall. Other Nevada higher education institutions also saw gains in Hispanic enrollments this fall, according to preliminary numbers. That boost could help those schools become Hispanic-Serving Institutions as well.

Financial aid errors to cost College of Southern Nevada $1.7 million

The college will have to reimburse the U.S. Department of Education $790,000 for the 2011-12 fiscal year because it overpaid federal financial aid to students. It will pay an additional $866,000 for overpayments during the 2012-13 fiscal year, although that number could still change slightly, according to college officials.

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Poll: Nevadans unhappy with state education system

Nevadans are dissatisfied with the state’s public education system, with 40 percent giving the system a D or F grade and 18 percent rating it an A or B, according to a new poll of likely voters commissioned by the Retail Association of Nevada released today.

Family of dead UNLV student, 58, hard to find

It was the smell that led to the discovery of a 58-year-old UNLV student who died in her dorm room last month. A dorm counselor investigating a strange odor from the room found her body on Sept. 5 in Faiman Residence Hall.

Kirkpatrick: Stadium must serve students

By her own admission, Marilyn Kirkpatrick isn’t an expert on stadiums. The Nevada Assembly speaker’s day job is food sales, not sports venues.

Clark County School District moves toward one health plan for employees

Teacher union officials are now agreeing to dissolve the Teachers Health Trust and let teachers join a proposed district-wide health plan covering all 36,000 workers, according to the 2013-14 teacher contract approved by the Clark County School Board on Thursday.

Lied Middle School parents outraged by teacher arrests

Two teachers last at Lied Middle School have been arrested on sex-related charges against minors since the start of the 2013-14 school year. “It makes me want to take my kids out of the school,” parent Vanessa Orozco said.

 
After just 1 week, LA students hack school iPads’ security

It took just a week for nearly 300 students who got iPads from their Los Angeles high school to figure out how to alter the security settings so they could surf the Web and access social media sites.

Clark County School District enrollment grows, with Hispanics leading the trend

In this school year’s official head count, which took place Friday, Hispanic students outnumbered any two other ethnicities combined in the Clark County School District. Their numbers are rising at twice the rate that the Caucasian student population is declining.

UNLV football tailgating rules relaxed

Students will now be allowed to enter the tailgate area with their student IDs. The fee for students to enter the area was dropped to $10 per vehicle, but non-students will still have to pay $20 per vehicle. Last year, the fee was $40 per car.

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