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Committee Picks Interim Patterson as Next President of Nevada State College

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Monday, April 30th, 2012, 6:50am

Patterson is considered "part of the family."

Six and a half months ago, Bart Patterson was a lawyer working for the government.

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College of Southern Nevada Joins Reform Network

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 2:47pm
College of Southern Nevada Joins Reform Network

The College of Southern Nevada is now part of a national organization designed to help more students achieve their dream of a college education.

CSN is now part of the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network. The network is made up of 200 institutions around the country that follow strategies to close achievement gaps and increase completion rates for students. Each campus will approach the effort differently, but they will all follow guidelines established by Achieving the Dream. In the end, the network hopes to help 270,000 students around the country finish college.

The college is one of 25 new members of the network. They include community colleges, technical institutes and one historically black college. 

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Las Vegas Avoids Upset Bug, Routs Eldorado Behind Dove

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012, 11:24am

A strong pitching performance paces the Wildcats.

     The first three weeks of the high school baseball season have seen more than its share of head-shaking upsets.

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Southern Nevada Colleges Would Benefit Under New Funding Formula

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Monday, March 26th, 2012, 12:58pm
Southern Nevada Colleges Would Benefit Under New Funding Formula

Another $13 million per year could find its way to southern schools.

The chancellor's proposal to rewrite the formula used to fund colleges and universities could mean huge gains for the institutions in Southern Nevada.

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Alderman Hosts Neighborhood Meeting About Schools

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Friday, March 23rd, 2012, 12:03pm
Alderman Hosts Neighborhood Meeting About Schools

 

Clark County School District (CCSD) Trustee Lorraine Alderman will host another meeting time for residents to speak with her in an informal setting about topics of interest related to schools.

People may stop by to visit with Alderman between 9:30 and 11 a.m. Wednesday at the grocery store Marketon, 755 N. Nellis Blvd. It is near the intersection of N. Nellis Blvd and Harris Ave. A Spanish translator will be available at the event.

“By meeting in a neighborhood, I want to reach residents near where they live or work,” Alderman said. “It provides an opportunity for people to drop by without an appointment, and if they find this initial effort beneficial, I plan to hold similar events in other neighborhoods during the months ahead.”

You can view maps of the districts for the Board of School Trustees at http://ccsd.net/trustees.

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Desert Pines Guard Julian Jacobs Commits to Utah Basketball

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Friday, March 16th, 2012, 1:02pm

A former Mountain West school lands one of the area's top players.

One of the best high school basketball players to come out of northeast Las Vegas in years has verbally committed to play college basketball for one of that neighborhood’s all-time greats.

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School District Wonders If For-Profit Education Firm is Worth the Money

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Sunday, March 11th, 2012, 9:00am
School District Wonders If For-Profit Education Firm is Worth the Money

The board pushed back its time frame on making a decision about Edison's future.

In a time of austerity, the Clark County School District is focusing on a phrase more likely to be heard in a boardroom than a classroom: Return on investment.

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