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May 18, 2013

Nevada System of Higher Education searching for service providers for DC plans - Pensions & Investments

Nevada System of Higher Education searching for service providers for DC plans Pensions & Investments Nevada System of Higher Education, Reno, is searching for up to three firms to provide record-keeping, administration and trustee/custodial services for three 403(b) plans and one 401(a) plan, confirmed Melanie Lever, buyer.

May 18, 2013

Panel finalizes plan to send $37.5 million more to Southern Nevada colleges - Las Vegas Sun

Panel finalizes plan to send $37.5 million more to Southern Nevada colleges Las Vegas Sun The four Northern Nevada colleges and universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education would receive less money during the next two years, according to the new higher education funding formula plan. But the changes aren't guaranteed yet. The full ... and more »

May 15, 2013

Legislative panel seeks to redirect funding to Southern Nevada colleges - Las Vegas Sun

Legislative panel seeks to redirect funding to Southern Nevada colleges Las Vegas Sun The new payment formula apportions money among colleges based on graduation rates and instructional costs, a move that Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Klaich called a more equitable distribution. The new payment system also ... Legislative panels adopt new funding formula for Nevada's higher education ...The Republic all 3 news articles »

May 13, 2013

Lawmakers near deal on more funding for Southern Nevada colleges - Las Vegas Sun

Lawmakers near deal on more funding for Southern Nevada colleges Las Vegas Sun The numbers have gone through various iterations during the past months as lawmakers, the governor and the Board of Regents have examined how Nevada pays for its public higher education system. At first, it appeared $13.2 million would be headed to ...

May 23, 2013

Tax district aspect to UNLV Now stadium bill gets a tweak - Las Vegas Sun

Tax district aspect to UNLV Now stadium bill gets a tweak Las Vegas Sun Tax district aspect to UNLV Now stadium bill gets a tweak. Image. Paul Takahashi. A model of the UNLV Now stadium project is shown here at the Nevada System of Higher Education's Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. UNLV and its private ...

May 5, 2013

On education, Southern Nevada is 'a state apart' - Las Vegas Sun

On education, Southern Nevada is 'a state apart' Las Vegas Sun Brian Sandoval's budget redirects over $9 million from UNLV (48.3 percent minority, according to the Nevada System of Higher Education's 2010-11 Diversity Report), Nevada State College (50.8 percent minority) and College of Southern Nevada (53.9 ... and more »

May 21, 2013

WNC graduates its largest class - Nevada Appeal

WNC graduates its largest class Nevada Appeal Jim Grant / Nevada Appeal Nevada System of Higher Education Regent Allison Stephens delivers the commencement address to the 2013 Western Nevada College graduates Monday. Expand Photo. Jim Grant / Nevada Appeal The 2013 Western Nevada ... and more »

May 19, 2013

There's no inequity in higher ed funding - Reno Gazette-Journal

There's no inequity in higher ed funding Reno Gazette-Journal Intercollegiate athletics: UNLV's taxpayer athletics funding grew faster than any other Nevada System of Higher Education tax-funded category, rising 493 percent to $7 million. UNR athletics increased 332 percent to $4.9 million; its growth trailed ...

May 23, 2013

NerdWallet's Top Cities for Veterans - NerdWallet (blog)

NerdWallet (blog)

NerdWallet's Top Cities for Veterans NerdWallet (blog) There are many local resources available to veterans, including the Southern Nevada Healthcare System, with a VA Hospital located in North Las Vegas. ... Dallas-Fort Worth's higher education institutions are friendly and flexible towards military veterans.

May 23, 2013

Jerry Brown's Political Reboot - The Atlantic

The Atlantic

Jerry Brown's Political Reboot The Atlantic He rattled off a list of decade-by-decade fads and gimmicks for “saving” America's struggling school system, most recently No Child Left Behind and the “teacher accountability” movement. “The question you have to ask yourself is, if teacher ... and more »