Topic: Pedro Martinez
After more than a decade of rapid population growth followed by the worst recession in 70 years, the Clark County School District's student enrollment finally has stabilized, officials said.For about 10 years, the numbers of students in the district exploded ...
Antonio Rael takes a deep breath and rings the doorbell.Dogs bark from within the house, the noise piercing the morning quiet. A few foreclosure signs dot the neighborhood around the single-story house two blocks south of Mojave High School.It's ...
Hispanics have become state's biggest student group, and they struggle academicallyThe news last week that Hispanics are Nevada's largest group of students was worrisome. OK, that sounds offensive, and not something you'd expect from me.But here's what ...
Five Underperforming schools are targets of extraordinary efforts to boost student achievementlasvegassun.com/turnaroundSee photo galleries, read blogs from principals and watch video from a round-table discussion with School District leaders. Follow our yearlong examination of the Clark County School District and ...
The Clark County School District began following a new model last week to measure student achievement. The growth model will complement other measures of student achievement, such as the federal No Child Left Behind mandate for annual testing, said Pedro Martinez, deputy ...
District takes measures to raise graduation rateNo matter how it's calculated, the high school graduation rate in Clark County is abysmal.The class of 2011 saw less than half of its incoming freshman graduate.This school year, however, more seniors might ...
Decline affects almost every grade, officials say, but promise improvementClark County School District officials attributed a significant drop in test scores this year to a more rigorous test and higher proficiency standards.The School District on Thursday announced results of the 2011 ...
Report shows numbers much lower than claimedWhen Dwight Jones was hired in November to be superintendent of the Clark County School District, he promised honesty and transparency to win over a distrustful and suspicious community.Now, School District officials are acknowledging what ...
Fifteen people were killed when a fire engulfed a hotel and a shop in the northern Philippines, police said.Investigators on Sunday pulled 11 bodies from the shell of the five-storey hotel, named Bed and Breakfast, in Tuguegarao city after battling the ...
Pedro Martinez is a professional athlete in Major League Baseball . Martinez was the starting pitcher for the Phillies in Game 2 of the 2009 World Series .Pedro Jaime Martinez was born in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic on October 25, 1971. Pedro Martinez is ...
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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' Pedro Martinez ...AP News - -
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New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, left, congratulates Johnny Damon after they scored ...AP News - -
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: A fan holds up photos of Pedro Martinez ...Getty Images -
