Topic: Emily Richmond

Budget crunch woes

Despite fiscal climate, letÕs break free of one-size-fits-all educationA couple of stories in the Las Vegas Sun in the past week by Emily Richmond sure got our attention. Her reporting showed how two worthy educational ventures — a program for gifted students ...

Got a dream but no cash? The Internet can help

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chris Waddell wants to climb Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair; George Del Barrio wants to make a film in Cambodia; Jeff Edwards wants to write a book about a science fiction writer: they want you to fund their dreams.A ...

Time for helping hands

Many of our schools and students need assistance in this plunging economy Schoolteachers and administrators do not have to check newspapers, TV or the Internet to understand how bad the economy is getting for many people. Even worse, they are hungry.Several ...

Put studies to the test

Require Advanced Placement students to take finals, and help pay cost if needed School Board member Carolyn Edwards is proposing a requirement that common sense dictates should be in place.Edwards says all students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses should take the ...