Education
At an end-of-the-year celebration, the city of Henderson recognized students who accumulated reading hours through its APPLE Partnership, which promotes literacy among students.
The dreaded “summer slide” refers to the learning loss that occurs during the few months kids are out of school. The Las Vegas-Clark County and North Las Vegas library districts and Henderson District Public Libraries are looking to combat that slide and keep kids engaged in learning by offering incentive-based summer reading programs for young children, teens and adults.
In its first year, the Las Vegas Day School enrolled 27 students. Today, the state’s oldest private school, at 3275 Red Rock St., is wrapping up its 50th academic year with an enrollment of 920.
Full of pomp and circumstance, the leaders of the Clark County School District came together on stage Monday to announce some good news: More kids are graduating high school.
Tuition has risen so much at UNLV that even summer school attendance is suffering, according to figures from the university.
Nevada education officials said Tuesday that the state will resubmit its application for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind education law.
McWilliams Elementary School, 1315 Hiawatha Road, opened a fruit and vegetable garden this month through a donation from Create A Change Now, a local nonprofit group that helps at-risk schools create edible gardens. The garden contains carrots, tomatoes, corn, zucchini, green beans, squash, radishes, grapes, strawberries, limes and peaches. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman visited the school for the ribbon-cutting ceremony May 10. The garden was funded by UnitedHealthcare and Speedway Children’s Charities. Lowe’s and Star Nursery donated supplies. The garden will be maintained through donations from the Ferraro Group and Silvestri Insurance. For more information, visit createachangenow.org.
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