Nevadans know unemployment better than anyone else. Youngsters here are getting used to it, too. The unemployment rate of Nevadans ages 16 to 19 is 34.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, second behind Georgia. Charles Nguyen, Jaime Estepa and Shane Haddad, 17-year-old valley residents, are finding out firsthand how tough it is.
Clark County School District officials blamed more rigorous state tests for a significant decline in reading proficiency rates at the middle and high school levels.
YERINGTON — Student athletes in Lyon County will be subject to random drug testing under a policy approved by the school board.
After teaching special education students at Legacy High School on Thursdays, Chad Bandiera stayed to coach football or track, depending on the season.
He drove to his Paradise home and maybe had time for a nap before putting on a black suit and going to work.
Bandiera is a bouncer at Tao Nightclub at The Venetian from Thursday through Saturday.
Nevadans know unemployment better than anyone else. Youngsters here are getting used to it, too. The unemployment rate of Nevadans ages 16 to 19 is 34.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, second behind Georgia. Charles Nguyen, Jaime Estepa and Shane Haddad, all 17-year-old valley residents, are finding out firsthand how tough it is.
Elementary school teachers from around the Las Vegas Valley met at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas this month to reinforce their science smarts with the help of high school teachers.
