Emily Richmond

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Scheming to achieve high school’s highest honor?: Students say some pick and choose easiest class schedule to earn valedictorian status; Monday, Dec. 1, 2008; A sore spot for some of the Clark County School District’s hardest-working students is the formula used to declare the class valedictorian — or, more accurately, the multiple valedictorians who share what was once a solo honor.
Keys to our future, weighing in now: Students give thoughtful opinions on big issues during 52nd gathering; Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008; The discord of this past political season might have raised doubts about the state of public discourse in Nevada.
But there was reason to hope for the future Tuesday as 946 high school students took part in the 52nd annual Sun Youth Forum, civilly debating topics including how to shore up the state’s economic base and whether the federal voting age should be lowered.
Agassi Prep snags school district superintendent: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008; Marsha Irvin, superintendent of the Clark County School District’s northeast region, has been named chancellor of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, effective Jan. 14, 2009.
Comparison of computer system, man-eating plant strikes chord: Monday, Nov. 24, 2008; The Clark County School District doesn’t have to look far for one of the harshest critics of its new computer system, which is only partially operational after four years and nearly $40 million.
District weaning itself off costly computer help: But consulting has sapped millions from tight budgets, and project is unfinished; Friday, Nov. 21, 2008; Even when criticism was at its loudest, Clark County School District officials stood by their decision to invest nearly $40 million in a new computer system: The Enterprise Resource Planning project would pay for itself within five years through improved efficiency, they said.
Parents air concerns over district’s budget shortfall: Residents asked which programs to keep, and what they’re willing to lose; Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008; More than 500 people crowded into the gymnasium at Chaparral High School for a town hall meeting Wednesday night on the Clark County School District’s looming budget cuts. The state has told the district to expect $120 million less in funding for the next biennium. The district has already made about $133 million in cuts.
In danger: Help that works: Costly program for older students may be scaled back to cope with state budget cuts; Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008; Last month, Rancho High School Principal Robert Chesto explained to a crowd of about 250 parents that he must cut the school’s budget because of the state’s deepening financial crisis.
Administrators say no to ponying up for cuts: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008; Searching for ways to cut $120 million from the School District’s upcoming budgets, Superintendent Walt Rulffes went to the administrators union with two requests. The union rejected both.
100 Academy supporter says parents’ view of school matters: Enrollment steady despite principal’s firing, money woes; Monday, Nov. 17, 2008; There are good things happening at 100 Academy of Excellence in North Las Vegas, the charter school’s supporters say, and the sudden departure of its principal doesn’t diminish that.
A principal fired, a campus on thin ice: Management drops ax at NLV charter academy; Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008; In the past year, education officials have become increasingly concerned about the management of the North Las Vegas charter school 100 Academy of Excellence.