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Las Vegas camp teaches financial skills by putting participants in charge of a town
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (763+ words) The Junior Achievement of Nevada's "Finding My Future Summer Camp" is currently teaching participants financial literacy through hands-on methods. Inside a 40, 000-square-foot building in Las Vegas on Wednesday, 30 campers ran a simulated town featuring a bank, fast-food restaurant and hospital,…...
UNLV to launch sports hospitality management degree in fall
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (446+ words) The 120-credit undergraduate degree will prepare students for careers in large-scale sporting events and athletic operations, UNLV announced. Aspiring sports management professionals in Nevada now have a new path to enter the growing industry. UNLV will offer an undergraduate degree…...
Las Vegas parents face nation's highest summer camp burden, report finds
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (263+ words) The average eight-week camp takes a bigger bite out of household budgets in Las Vegas than anywhere else in the nation. Las Vegas parents spend more on summer camp than any other city, according to a new report. Las Vegas…...
Schools see huge increase in student-related crashes in Clark County
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (753+ words) After an eye-popping 356 percent increase in crashes involving school-aged vulnerable road users, Clark County is looking to increase safety for students. The massive increase in crashes was between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years has a lot to do with micromobility devices…...
Pre-K applications for Nevada parents just got simpler. Here's how.
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (591+ words) A new common application for nearly 100 no-cost pre-K programs in Nevada launched on July 1, the Nevada Department of Education announced. Nevada parents enrolling their kids in pre-kindergarten can now apply to nearly 100 no-cost programs through a single application, the Nevada…...
CCSD board OKs hiring of new police chief
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (395+ words) The Clark County School Board on Wednesday approved Jeff Clark to become the next leader of the Clark County School District Police Department. Clark, a former Metropolitan Police Department captain, was unanimously approved by the board as part of the…...
COMMENTARY: The hardest and the best
1+ week, 1+ day ago (814+ words) If we're going to give grades, they should mean something. I have taught at George Washington University for 35 years, and I always read the anonymous reviews we get from students. This spring, one student wrote that the course I offer…...
COMMENTARY: The education "excellence gap" no one is talking about
1+ week, 1+ day ago (793+ words) More students should be taking advanced math. America has a math problem, but it is not only that too many students are struggling, an oft-heard lament. The problem is also that too few students who may be ready for more…...
Las Vegas group, school launch scholarship to expand access to skilled trades
1+ week, 6+ day ago (647+ words) The National Association of Women in Construction Las Vegas recently launched a new scholarship in partnership with trade school Quality Training Centers. The scholarship is intended to expose more people to careers in the trades. When Yessica Romero began working…...
CCSD superintendent recommends Metro captain for CCSD chief of police
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (334+ words) Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert has recommended Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Captain Jeff Clark as CCSD's new chief of police, according to a release from the district. Clark has served as an officer, detective, sergeant and Southeast…...