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Nearly eight years ago multimillionaire businessman and philanthropist Jim Rogers met with Don Snyder, then-president of Boyd Gaming, to explore the possibility of UNLV mounting its first-ever capital campaign.

Last summer the Brookings Institution identified Nevada as one of five Western states poised to become a new American heartland. A year after its study, Brookings is setting up shop in Las Vegas to help achieve those goals.

His predecessors had less than $20 million in discretionary funding to help the nation’s struggling public schools. Duncan has $10 billion.

8.16.09 - At the time, it seemed like the solution to a problem perplexing a nation: how to extend the same educational opportunities to black students as white students.

For the better part of his college life — at a two-year college and now at UNLV —

The invitation would go to students from first grade through high school and could take effect in the 2010-11 school year if he gets School Board support, Rulffes said.

8.12.09 - Despite "substantial investment," school segregation trends are getting worse in the minority neighborhood of West Las Vegas, according to researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles.

How Valley became first in county recognized for ‘turnaround’

Two local educators attend hands-on astronaut academy on scholarship

Nine join program that slashes cost of schooling for former servicemen and women