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College classes coming to Las Vegas City Hall

College classes are coming to Las Vegas City Hall. The City Council approved a lease agreement with the College of Southern Nevada on Wednesday.

Teachers Health Trust executive: ‘We’re not going out of business’

The chief executive officer of the Teachers Health Trust, a nonprofit that provides health insurance to Clark County public school teachers, said Tuesday that its coffers are not as depleted as suggested last month by the director of the union that founded it.

Award calls Staton Elementary teacher a ‘Lifechanger’

Staton Elementary School teacher Elizabeth Pesco refuses to praise herself in any way, but others have no problem doing so. She received a Lifechanger of the Year Award from National Life Group at a surprise ceremony March 1 at her school.

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Reinstated teacher again suspended after drug arrest

A disgraced Clark County School District teacher who was fired several years ago but recently won his job back in arbitration was sent home from Bonanza High School Friday after officials learned he faces felony drug trafficking charges.

School Board names interim superintendent

Pat Skorkowsky will lead the Clark County School District as interim superintendent until a national search yields a permanent replacement for departing Superintendent Dwight Jones in seven to nine months, School Board members decided after 11 hours of discussion Thursday.

Superintendent search spurs salary debate

Is a salary of $270,000 enough? Clark County School Board President Carolyn Edwards posed the question last week when Superintendent Dwight Jones announced his resignation, and it will be a point of discussion as the district begins the search for his replacement.

Air Force suspends tuition assistance for active-duty personnel

RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Air Force joined other military branches Tuesday in suspending tuition aid that thousands of active-duty service members rely on to pay for college classes.

Bill would help pay for teacher supplies in Nevada

Nevada’s public school teachers could receive as much as $100 a year to cover unreimbursed expenses they incur in buying material for their classrooms under a bill introduced Tuesday in the state Senate.

The Beat Dance Academy puts new spin on the performing arts

If you want to be hip and edgy, you’ve got to have the beat. The Beat Dance Academy has opened at the Las Vegas Sports Park, 1400 N. Rampart Blvd., and offers classes for children 2 or older.

Tax proposal for education funds not on Legislature’s agenda

CARSON CITY — Legislators must decide by Friday, the 40th day of the 2013 session, whether they are going to approve or just punt on the Nevada State Education Association’s petition to raise $800 million a year through a 2 percent business margins tax.

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