Patrick Spargur and Don Purdue are learning to run a nonprofit organization on the fly. Less than three months after starting Project 150 LV, they have helped feed and clothe hundreds of kids at nearly 20 high schools throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
A few years ago, this guy, Travis Williams, graduated from Florida State University and went to work. It’s a similar story for his buddy, Brian Harge, except he went to the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
Unless it receives evidence the money was spent as intended, the Clark County School District will demand repayment of $2.4 million from the teachers union’s foundation.
While leaders of the local teachers union have criticized the Clark County School District for overpaying administrators and underpaying educators, they have a recent history of paying themselves huge salaries.
Principal Lucy Keaton received something unusual from her Clark County School District bosses Thursday for helping her poverty-stricken students beat the odds and produce a top-performing school.
Green Valley High School got a little greener this school year. Students are learning about renewable, or green, energy through supplemental curriculum, and they are being introduced to career opportunities in the field.
They put on their hardhats and pack into a mineshaft elevator. Later, they examine rare minerals and pan for gold to take home with them. We are talking about fourth-graders, of course. Those are some of the activities they can experience at the McCaw School of Mines, one of the Clark County School District’s most popular field trip destinations.
Seniors in the Teacher Education Academy, or TEACH, at Clark High School, 4291 W. Pennwood Ave., started internships this semester at elementary, middle and high schools of their choosing across the Las Vegas Valley. They work under a mentor, called a master teacher, four days a week.
The formula Nevada uses to fund its colleges and universities is unfair, confusing and outdated. It encourages growth for its own sake, rewards mediocrity instead of excellence, and discourages the colleges and universities from innovating.
Kids at Wengert Elementary School are taking the law into their own hands by patrolling the school’s playground as anti-bullying safety officers who issue citations for name-calling and fighting.
Students in the Boyd Financial Law Society at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are offering free tax preparation assistance for people with low to moderate incomes through the IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at the Cambridge and Whitney recreation centers.
