Republicans gained ground in their battle to reform public education Friday, but not much. A proposal by GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval that teacher evaluations be based at least 50 percent on student achievement data was approved by the Senate Education Committee, as was a proposal requiring schools to set up performance pay programs for teachers by 2014.
The inaugural Las Vegas Science Festival culminated with a Cashman Center expo day where thousands participated in hands-on activities.
The Clark County School District’s proposed budget reduction of $407 million will eliminate about 1,800 positions in the Las Vegas Valley, more than a thousand of which are teachers. In every case, it’s the new teachers who are the first to go. Principals districtwide expressed the same concern with the system, saying it’s not in the best interest of the kids.
The inaugural Las Vegas Science Festival was held this month and culminated with an expo day where kids participated in hands-on activities. The festival is expected to return next year because of the community’s great response.
Middle school students in North Las Vegas recently met at Mojave High School for workshops meant to keep them focused on succeeding in high school and preparing for college.
Nearly 400 volunteers constructed a new playground in six hours May 4 at the 100 Academy of Excellence, 2341 Comstock Drive. The state-of-the-art playground came as a result of the school teaming with nonprofit group KaBOOM! and Surgical Care Associates, which sent 300 volunteers to help.
As lawmakers strive to construct a budget for Nevada’s public schools through funding takeaways and givebacks, teachers with jobs and salaries at stake are bracing for the fallout.
Erin Russell, who graduated from UNLV on Saturday, is one of almost 10,000 college students in Nevada getting a new degree or certificate this month, spread around the state’s seven colleges and universities.
Burkholder Middle School students Tayj’ean Thomas, above, and Kayla Moore, at left, re-enact the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the Civil War, on Friday at the school in Henderson. About 300 seventh-grade history students at the school used water balloons to re-create the battle, which was fought July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Va.
