Emily Richmond

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Dropping out to go to work: More teens quit school to help financially needy families; Thursday, May 15, 2008; The number of Clark County teens dropping out of high school so they can work has jumped dramatically, and officials suspect the economic downturn is to blame.
Board cuts its travel budget, a little more than asked: Tuesday, May 13, 2008; In a “we feel your pain” moment, School Board President Mary Beth Scow recently asked her colleagues to support trimming their annual travel allocation by the same 4.5 percent Gov. Jim Gibbons has shaved off K-12 education funding statewide.
Candidates for board include insiders: Three district employees, retiree are running — so far; Saturday, May 10, 2008; With the Friday filing deadline still days away, the field of candidates in year’s School Board race is shaping up as the most interesting in recent memory.
Retired teachers’ health plan pact reached: The goal is to keep tenured educators on the job; Wednesday, May 7, 2008; After months of haggling, the Clark County School District and the teachers union have a tentative agreement to offer health insurance to the district’s retired educators.
Seven high schools could start drug tests: Federal grant would allow student-athlete program to expand; Tuesday, May 6, 2008; Just four months after a high school in Henderson became the state’s first public campus to randomly test student-athletes for drugs and alcohol, the Clark County School District is planning to expand the program.
Longtime school official to run for board: Saturday, May 3, 2008; Edward Goldman, an associate superintendent in the Clark County School District, plans to file Monday for the District A seat on the Clark County School Board, held since 1996 by Mary Beth Scow. “I think it’s time for some changes,” Goldman told the Sun on Friday.
Disputed charter school can’t be barred: Thursday, May 1, 2008; Nevada Education Department officials do not want an out-of-state company opening a second charter school in the Las Vegas Valley this fall, but they can’t prevent it.
Most students aren’t failing math, schools chief says: Rulffes: Results of district test misleading; Monday, April 28, 2008; What was intended as an in-house assessment of its students’ math skills continues to be a very public headache for the Clark County School District.
First dedicated school for deaf in state to open: Las Vegas charter campus to fill need; Thursday, April 24, 2008; Nevada is one of just a few states without a dedicated campus for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. After more than six years of planning, a charter school serving those students is set to open this fall.
Brothers find last chance could be best chance: Monday, April 14, 2008; In fall 2006, Eldorado High School freshman Josh Gilbert brought an unloaded gun to campus, stashed deep inside his pants. No one noticed.