RENO, Nev. (AP) — In the midst of an economic crisis, when school districts across the state considered cutting athletic programs, the nonprofit organization that oversees high school sports in Nevada was spending record figures on those it serves…
Continue Reading →Published Online: March 29, 2012
RENO, Nev. (AP) — In the midst of an economic crisis, when school districts across the state considered cutting athletic programs, the nonprofit organization that oversees high school sports in Nevada was spendin…
Continue Reading →LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed an education policy scholar from the George W. Bush Institute as the next Nevada superintendent of public instruction, marking the first time the governor — not the state board — has selected …
Continue Reading →CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday he won’t cut education or other vital state services in his upcoming budget proposal and he will extend sunsetting taxes to balance the books.
“I’m not going to cut K-12 or higher ed…
by guest blogger Andrew Ujifusa
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R), using new authority granted to him by the legislature in 2011, has appointed James W. Guthrie, a long-time education finance and policy scholar, as new state superintendent of public ins…
The devil is in the details when evaluating the educational effectiveness of virtual schools
When high school students attending the full-time online WOLF school in Reno, Nev., take midterms and finals, they find themselves in an atmosphere very dif…
Continue Reading →Published Online: March 12, 2012
Carson City, Nev.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed an education policy scholar from the George W. Bush Institute as the next Nevada state superintendent.
Sandoval announced Monday that he’s appointed James W. Guth…
Published Online: February 24, 2012
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas-area school administrators are promising more transparency and flexibility through a new school ranking system while the state prepares to withdraw from the federal No Child Left Beh…
Continue Reading →Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian has donated $18 million to a Las Vegas charter school founded by tennis legend Andre Agassi. Mr. Agassi said the donation would guarantee the future of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, a school for stu…
Continue Reading →Nevada is the gambling and entertainment capital of the US. Las Vegas and Carson City in the state draw visitors from all around the world with their luxurious casinos and stage shows. And for those who love nature, this state has vast open plains, spectacular deserts and magnificent mountains.
Nevada is a Rocky Mountain state [...]
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