Topic: Las Vegas Sun
It's all about the public interest.Barbara and Hank Greenspun, my parents, started the Las Vegas Sun just over 61 years ago because my father believed that Las Vegas was a community worth fighting for, and the best way he could do that ...
Several youngsters recently walked up to Givens Elementary School Principal Rick Slater and handed him a small plastic bag that held $27 and change. They wanted to help, wanted to save teachers' jobs at their Summerlin school. Slater was stunned.Six students had ...
A story in Tuesday's Sun said Ron Knecht, a member of the university system's Board of Regents, is a lawyer. In fact, Knecht graduated from law school but has not taken the bar exam in Nevada.95412283&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2011  Las Vegas Sun
On "To diversify, Nevada must better educate, community leaders conclude" from lvfacts101: "Throwing money at the public school system is merely throwing good money after bad. If money were the answer, the Washington, D.C., public school system would be putting out Rhodes ...
UNLV guard to miss season UNLV men's basketball season suffered a major blow as senior guard Kendall Wallace — a reserve who is the Rebels' primary 3-point threat — will miss the 2010-11 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Find updated ...
States attitude toward schools, diversification shortchanges next generation This weekend the Las Vegas Suns Emily Richmond reported on the biennial survey by Nevadas Education Department on student attitudes, and the surveys results were troubling. For example, nearly one in five middle school ...
UNLVs Smatresk offers proposal to explore reasons behind the need for remedial education College-bound students who graduate from high school in this state should have sufficient English and math skills to succeed at the university level from Day One.The reality, as reported ...
$7,993Average spent per pupil in public schools in Nevada during the 2006-07 school year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau$9,666National average during the same period42Nevadas rank in per-pupil expenditures, out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.42.5%Share of Clark County School District ...
Regents have no one to blame but themselves for the review of former UNLV president David Ashleys public and ugly ouster as president of UNLV will leave the Nevada System of Higher Education dealing with the fallout for some time. After the ...
CORRECTIONSA story in Saturdays Sun incorrectly reported that the School Districts staff had been asked to outline scenarios for the Bond Oversight Committee for delaying the opening of six new schools in the fall. The oversight committee will only examine canceling construction ...
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