From the graveyard of anticipated budget cuts, electives are springing back to life for the Clark County School District. Bonanza High School is looking to restore photography, painting, Spanish and, mon dieu, French.
Education
It’s official now: Students will pay more and employees will be paid less at Nevada’s colleges and universities.
Dozens of hives speckled Crystal Lee’s arms and hands. She had spent four days in a hospital under the care of three allergy specialists, but modern medicine seemed to be failing.
Nonprofit food bank Three Square is working with the Clark County School District, the Nevada Department of Education and the Culinary Training Academy to try to provide meals to every kid in need while they’re out of school. With the district’s elimination of year-round schedules, about 65,000 additional kids will be out of school this summer, making it more difficult to get food to kids in every corner of the Las Vegas Valley.
Sewell Elementary School in Henderson recently became the first school in the state to receive a Bronze Level Award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which supports more than 11,000 schools across the country and encourages them to increase physical activity and offer healthier foods for its students.
Las Vegas Athletic Clubs honored 39 young female athletes from across the Las Vegas Valley during its 10th annual event at the Palms on May 25.
When Dana Bennett crammed school supplies into boxes last week, her baffled 6-year-old daughter asked: “Why are you packing up your classroom? Why aren’t you teaching fifth grade anymore?”
Back when it looked like the state’s higher education system would come up $162 million short because of budget cuts, plans were set in motion to save money.