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LAS VEGAS–Rory Reid, the Democratic candidate for governor, offered the following statement after Gov. Jim Gibbons’ press conference at the College of Southern Nevada this morning:
“The governor today endorsed measures that the higher education community has sought for years,” Reid said. “Unfortunately, during the more than three years the governor has been in...
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By Chancellor Dan Klaich
Nevada System of Higher Education
Over the last several days, I have been sending daily e-mails to our subscribers sharing the stories of our students and what education means to their lives.
During that time, we also re-launched a Web site dedicated to enhancing Nevada’s education system (K-12 and higher ed) and we’ve asked people to share...
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Cowboy Country, the tourism organization that promotes northeastern Nevada, is seeking high school seniors in Nevada who plan to pursue a degree in a tourism-related field to apply for a $1,000 scholarship. The deadline to apply is March 8.
The June Stannard Memorial Scholarship was established in 2008 at...
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By Chancellor Dan Klaich
Nevada System of Higher Education
I have spent a lot of time lately discussing the budget. My comments have tended to talk about millions of dollars coming out of campus funds and large percentage reductions to budgets or formulas. What that discussion has not conveyed is the personal damage these cuts are...
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Jim Gibbons today unveiled the Education Gift Certificate program, which he first announced during his State of the State address on Feb. 8, 2010.
“These are hard times for all of us. The Education Gift Certificate is for anyone who wants to be able to help teachers by...
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Submitted by Chancellor Dan Klaich
Nevada System of Higher Education
I have spent a lot of time lately discussing the budget. My comments have tended to talk about millions of dollars coming out of campus funds and large percentage reductions to budgets or formulas. What that discussion has not conveyed is the personal damage these cuts...
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Jim Gibbons today responded to politicians and media reports criticizing his budget solutions rather than recognizing that through “some collaboration and a lot of hard work this administration has been able to balance the budget for this biennium. This criticism does not recognize that this problem is...
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Submitted by Chancellor Dan Klaich
Nevada System of Higher Education
I have spent a lot of time lately discussing the budget. My comments have tended to talk about millions of dollars coming out of campus funds and large percentage reductions to budgets or formulas. What that discussion has not conveyed is the personal damage...
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Tags: budget, chancellor, dan klaich, Education, higher education, nevada, NV, university
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by Sean Whaley
Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford said today that dozens of cuts proposed by Gov. Jim Gibbons to help erase an $881 million budget shortfall are ideas only, at least for now.
“There is no plan in place at this point,” said Horsford, D-Las Vegas. “We’ve been...
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Tags: budget, cuts, deficit, Education, gansert, gibbons, horsford, jim gibbons, las vegas, legislature, nevada, raggio
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Gibbons education ‘plan’ disgraceful, like his administration
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – In his latest fund-raising pitch, Gov. Jim Gibbons reveals his so-called “plan” for Nevada education: cut teacher pay, gut funding for crucial programs and privatize the system.
After Nevada legislators fought to preserve education from Gibbons’ budget ax in 2009, the governor is at...
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