The higher education system’s governing Board of Regents unanimously endorsed a plan Friday that the chancellor said would dramatically reduce potential layoffs and an anticipated enrollment drop because of budget cuts.
Education
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.
Dorothy Eisenberg still visits the school named for her at 7770 W. Delhi Ave., which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Eisenberg began volunteering with the local chapter of the League of Women Voters in 1965 and became its president in 1971.
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.
Although Angela Foucher has been named the New Teacher of the Year at Gene Ward Elementary School, her position is being eliminated due to budget cuts and her lack of seniority.
Great Basin College, based in Elko in northeastern Nevada, serves an area the size of Georgia. But the school faces a cloudy future as state budget cuts loom.
More than 300 high school students from across the Las Vegas Valley circled a statue of the Roman emperor Caesar on Friday to protest funding cuts to public education.
