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College gives VFW members break

In an effort to recruit younger members to its ranks, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Nevada has forged a partnership with a nonprofit, online college in Albany, N.Y., that gives VFW members and their spouses discounts on tuition and fees.

Regents: Student fees rising 8 percent

Over the objections of students, the state’s Board of Regents voted Friday to increase student fees by 8 percent next year.

CNBC live? Nope, it’s Finance 301

Nevada State College business students have some state-of-the-art tools to help expand their knowledge of the financial markets and gain a new perspective on the day-to-day global nature of monetary environments.

UNLV officials now planning a 50,000-seat stadium

Plans to build an outdoor football arena seating 40,000 on UNLV’s campus are dead, the university’s president said Thursday. Instead, officials plan to develop a 50,000-seat stadium on the site.

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Memo outlines possible Clark County teacher layoffs

New Clark County School District teachers may get pushed out midyear before guiding their students on to the next grade. The cash-strapped district, at an impasse with its teachers union over cost-saving measures, is bracing for about 1,000 possible layoffs of licensed staff. The ax will fall if an arbitrator sides with the Clark County Education Association, which has refused to grant $78  million in contract concessions.

Role of education called key in Nevada’s economic recovery

Education will play an important role in Nevada’s economic recovery, according to those in attendance Tuesday at a town hall meeting featuring U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and a host of state and local education leaders. “Jobs are going to go to where the knowledge workers are,” Duncan told a crowd of about 500 people at the College of Southern Nevada.

Panel approves $150,000 study to compare higher education funding

A legislative committee will undertake a $150,000 study to compare how Nevada and other states fund higher education. The Board of Regents by Sept. 1 are expected review the study and recommend changes in how higher education is funded for the Legislature to consider at its 2013 session.

Adapted physical education teacher works to bring kids together

Keeping up with kids in his physical education classes is not easy, which is why Jason Gradyan prefers to use his wheelchair. Gradyan is one of 61 adapted physical education teachers for the Clark County School District, and he helps dozens of elementary students with disabilities assimilate with their general education peers.

Paralympics Sport Club gatherings give kids chance to test their abilities

The Las Vegas program of the U.S. Paralympics Sport Club, sponsored by the Clark County School District and the city of Las Vegas’ Adaptive Recreation Division, hosted a gathering Nov. 16 at Rancho High School for Clark County School District students with physical disabilities or visual impairments.

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