UNLV has reached a turning point, the university’s president will tell students, faculty and staff at his annual State of the University address. Neal Smatresk said Wednesday the days when UNLV operated on a growth-is-good model are over. With budget cuts taking their toll in millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs lost, the university must be more focused, he said.
Arbor View High School student Alyssa Otremba, 15, was killed Sept. 2 walking home from school, and 16-year-old Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School student Christina Portaro died Sept. 3 in an ATV accident in Brian Head, Utah. The schools and their administrators prepare for these tragedies so they are able to respond to their students’ needs in the most effective way possible.
The busiest time at Fern Adair Conservatory is just after school when young performers converge. For a few hours it becomes “Fame” and “Glee” all rolled into one.
“This is their home away from home,” said Victoria Hetey, who handles public relations and marketing for the conservatory. “It’s a big family here. We know how they’re doing in school. We know when they’re testing. They dance, they take a break and work on homework, they dance some more.”
Children with disabilities face an uphill battle in school as it is. For those without parents or guardians to look out for their best interests, it’s even tougher.
The Educational Surrogate Parent Program provides these children with an advocate whose sole purpose is to ensure their academic needs are being met.
Clark County School District administrators, counselors and teachers visited about 300 homes across the Las Vegas Valley on a recent Saturday morning as part of the Reclaim Your Future initiative to encourage students who have not enrolled this year to come back to class.
Sink or swim. That’s been the reality lately for Bendorf Elementary School. The once-affluent, primarily Caucasian neighborhood has shifted from homeowners to foreclosures to renters. More children are poor, a known hindrance because hungry children are unfocused students.
The familiar voice of Principal Karen Diamond carried to every corner of campus, stilling all classroom activity. She had an announcement, something most principals will never say in their whole careers. But the announcement has been made twice at this high school within a decade.
RENO — Washoe County School District is one of three finalists in a nationwide award for excellent school boards.
Kelsey Leos balanced on her tiptoes, trying to look over the shoulders of those ahead of her. She was desperate for a glimpse at her new Algebra 1 textbook at the front of the line.
Michelle Jones rides the bus to school every morning — the city bus. She goes to The Delta Academy, 4075 N. Rancho Drive, a public charter school with about 150 students in the northwest valley. It serves mostly students who, for various reasons, dropped out of traditional middle and high schools.
Dwight Jones is entering his ninth month as superintendent and faces a $150 million budget deficit. Of the school district’s more than 20,000 seniors, half are not on track to graduate this year. More rigorous curriculum and tougher standardized tests are likely going to lower proficiency scores and the graduation rate in coming years. These problems weigh heavy on Jones’ mind and keep him working late hours.
The Bermuda grass quad at the center of Griffith Elementary School has been replaced with desert landscaping and elevated garden beds for student interaction. The $20,000 project was sponsored by the Water Conservation Coalition.
Children in raggedy clothes pocketed ketchup packets at lunch, trying to slip them into their jeans unnoticed.
