‘Their eyes just light up’: Coronado teens experience rewards of mentoring

The Las Vegas Sun - Paul Takahashi "But Kaufman wanted [...]

February 3rd, 2013|Categories: Accountability, Children, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, School|Tags: Education, schools|

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School District making strides in classroom and culture, consultant contends

The Las Vegas Sun - Paul Takahashi "The Clark County [...]

January 28th, 2013|Categories: Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Halfway into second year of ‘turnaround,’ schools build on progress but still face challenges

The Las Vegas Sun - Paul Takahashi "School “turnarounds” — [...]

December 29th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, News, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Adult high schools put students back on a path to achievement

The Las Vegas Sun - Brian Nordli "More than 20,000 [...]

December 24th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Education, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Council puts finishing touches on revamped teacher evaluation system

The Las Vegas Sun- Paul Takahashi "A state-level committee on [...]

December 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Salary, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Education reform crucial for Nevada to compete in global marketplace, Sandoval says

The Las Vegas Sun - Richard N. Velotta "In a [...]

December 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Award-winning teacher finds success putting kids first

The Las Vegas Sun - Paul Takahashi "The fifth-grade writing [...]

November 4th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, K-12, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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At Nellis AFB, elementary school has its own challenges, opportunities

The Las Vegas Sun - Paul Takahashi "For children of [...]

October 22nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, News, Parenting, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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When poverty affects children’s education, nonprofit steps in with help

The Las Vegas Sun - Paul Takahashi "In some of [...]

October 14th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Economy, Education, Las Vegas, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Nevada, News, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Clark County schools improve on No Child Left Behind benchmarks

The Las Vegas Sun - Paul Takahashi "Last school year, [...]

September 18th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, News, No Child Left Behind, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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