By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY -– Establishing school choice for parents and ending social promotion for students are two top priorities in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s education reform agenda for the 2013 legislative session, an administration official said. Linking pay to performance and providing professional development to ensure students have the best possible […]
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Portia is a sweet girl who was abandoned on the shelter doorstep with a note that said she was 6 years old. She is a little scared here at the shelter, but she is very gentle. Portia is a dilute Calico who has been at the shelter since February, and she would very much like […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Permits for residential burning are now required within state responsibility areas of Nevada, Yuba, Placer and Sierra counties. Residents must obtain a valid burn permit and burn only on allowed burn days as determined by their local air district, according to a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection news […]
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By LiveScience The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California and Nevada is rising at what scientists call a pretty good clip, geologically speaking: 1 to 2 millimeters per year. That’s roughly a half-inch every 10 years. “The exciting thing is we can watch the range growing in real time,” said University of Nevada, Reno’s Bill […]
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May is 31 tidbits about Lake Tahoe News month. LTN tidbit No. 7: Anonymous comments are the one topic we get the most grief about. It’s also a service we receive many compliments about. We could ask everyone to put his/her full name. But how do we know that is really Kathryn Reed writing a […]
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By J. Patrick Coolican, Las Vegas Sun The Redfield name can be seen all over campus at UNR. The Nell J. Redfield Foundation has given about $40 million during the past three decades for gems such as the auditorium in the math and science building, a student health clinic and the Redfield Theatre. So when […]
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What does it take to be a journalist? Find out from Lake Tahoe News Publisher Kathryn Reed at the annual Lake Tahoe Community College career fair on May 8 from 10am-1pm at the South Lake Tahoe college. A slew of businesses will be on the campus talking to students about various fields. The event is […]
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By Dina Kupfer, KRNV-TV Katie Lyons was 15 years old and at the peak of her ski racing performance when she learned she had scoliosis. Beyond natural concerns about surgery, she needed to preserve her spine’s range of motion because she was a competitive downhill ski racer and wanted to remain one. She had recently […]
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By Kathryn Reed “I am concerned about kids my age (12) to be taking drugs and that they can cause death, lung problems, liver problems, and to make you look older than you are.” That is what a sixth-grader on the South Shore said after attending the Drug Store Project this spring. While plenty of […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal The hangover from Nevada’s budget crisis continues to impact the state’s education system, which still has a long way to go to fully prepare students for the jobs of the future, experts said in Reno on Thursday. The event was the second town hall meeting held as part of the […]
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