The AP (11/30) reports Education Secretary Arne Duncan participated in an education panel at the College of Southern Nevada in North Las Vegas, where he noted "Nevada's record high school drop-out rate and urging parents to get more involved in their children's education." Duncan said, "There's no reason why this state can't move forward in a very rapid rate."
The Las Vegas Sun (11/30, Takahashi) reports Duncan said, "We have to educate our way to a better economy." He added, "It's tough to get better without a lot more money, but we can't use that as an excuse. There's only one chance to get a good education, whether it's good economic times or bad economic times."
On its website, KLAS-TV Las Vegas (11/30, Collins) reports Duncan said Nevada "is poised to jump ahead of other higher-performing and higher-funded states" on education. He added that "reforms including the growth model and opting out of No Child Left Behind will help Nevada schools." He called NCLB "far too punitive, very prescriptive, led to a dummy down standards and narrowing of curriculum, and none of those things are good for children or education."
The Las Vegas Review-Journal (11/30, Lake) reports Duncan said that the President's American Jobs Act would keep teachers in classrooms. The website of KTNV-TV Las Vegas (11/30, Janner) also covers this story.
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