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Nearly Half of CCSD's Students are in English Language Learner Program
by 702Moms Staff, January 6, 2012 - 4:16pmLAS VEGAS -- The success of Clark County schools -- in many ways -- hinges on the ELL or English Language Learner Program which helps 119,000 students learn to speak, read and write in English. Read more »
Cool at School: Student Actors Take On Bullying
by 702Moms Staff, December 2, 2011 - 7:25amLAS VEGAS -- Green Valley High School students are tackling the topic of bullying in their latest play: "Weight of Words."
Theater students take the audience into the emotional lives of two students who are bullied in the 90 minute play.
For one of those fictional students, the ending is fatal, but the other is saved by acts of love and hope. Read more »
Campaign Urges Nevada Students to Finish Degrees
by 702Moms Staff, November 28, 2011 - 9:24amLAS VEGAS(AP) -- The Nevada System of Higher Education has launched a statewide campaignto help thousands of non-traditional students return to class to finish theirdegree. Read more »
Rally Raises Awareness for Victims of Bullying
by 702Moms Staff, November 15, 2011 - 11:00pmLAS VEGAS - Bullying is a problem that plagues teens across the country. That's why at least 100 people gathered in Las Vegas Tuesday night for the It Gets Better Anti-Bullying Rally.
Shay Sinagra attended the event. She shared how bullying devastated her world. Read more »
Book Festival Encourages Young Readers
by 702Moms Staff, November 5, 2011 - 6:09pmLAS VEGAS -- The largest annual children's book festival in Las Vegas wrapped up at the historic 5th St. school in downtown Las Vegas.
"I like all of the adventures and excitement," said Peyton Wood. From tales of wild things to secret adventures, Wood says reading is enchanting. She's one of thousands of avid readers at the Vegas Valley Children's Book Festival. Read more »
Cool at School: Academic Achievement on the Rise
by 702Moms Staff, November 4, 2011 - 6:42amLAS VEGAS -- The principal at Sewell Elementary School in Henderson is earning accolades for her effort to improve her students' academic achievement. Read more »
School of Rock Comes to Las Vegas
by 702Moms Staff, October 30, 2011 - 5:06pmLAS VEGAS - Guitars driving, chords strumming, hair whipping - what looks like a classic rock performance is actually a class inside Nevada's first School of Rock.
After school hours, students go straight from the lesson room to the stage. Student Sage Collette, who transferred from a School of Rock in Oregon, has already learned a hard lesson. Read more »
Cool at School: School of Rock Grand Opening
by 702Moms Staff, October 28, 2011 - 7:17amLAS VEGAS -- School of Rock will celebrate the grand opening of its first Las Vegas location on Saturday.
School of Rock has been teaching kids of all skill levels to perform music for more than a decade. It operates 68 schools in 25 states and Mexico. Read more »
