Education
The Nevada Mining Association provided full-day workshops and field trips for about 100 local science teachers to learn about and explore the state’s rich mining history. Teachers said they can use what they learned to help engage students in the classroom.
A classroom inside Sunrise Children’s Hospital allows kids receiving cancer treatment to keep up on their studies and receive tutoring while in remission.
A classroom inside Sunrise Children’s Hospital allows kids receiving cancer treatment to keep up on their studies and receive tutoring while in remission.
Wiener Elementary School Principal Krista Yarberry said the “best decor decision” she ever made was turning her office into a Green Bay Packers shrine.
Last summer, Bishop Gorman High School senior Tyler Tucky turned in at least 10 job applications at places all over town. “I couldn’t even get an interview,” he recalled.
With Nevada educators and some lawmakers seeking new revenue to fund public education, Democratic legislators have proposed a new 1 percent tax on a wide range of services, from hair salons to plumbing repairs, landscaping and diaper services. And, possibly, even brothels.