Scoring the Scholar Part IV on grouping by ability at UNLV
Sun staff writer Ardis Coffman reports UNLV education dean Anthony Saville argues well designed ability grouping helps fast learners advance and slow learners master skills. He cites tests beyond IQ, cites San Francisco misplacements, and backs teacher judgment for placement while noting stigma and context in schools.
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Bernice Moten
College of Education
UNLV
Ardis Coffman
SUN
Anthony Saville
Dr. Saville
John Dewey
San Francisco
Saville
Clark County
St. Louis
Apple Teeth Talk and Las Vegas Social Roundup
A Las Vegas column mixes dental tips about apples with social observations. It notes a dentist’s view that brushing remains essential, recounts locals’ travels and meetings with visiting Las Vegans, and reviews the Lighthouse restaurant at Riviera Hotel with praise for its seafood and pastry chef. Other items include holiday plans by Doris and Sid Gathrid and Channel 10 fundraising changes.
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Lighthouse
Riviera Hotel
Frank Casorina
Bruno Petrini
Lightouse
Fred Gubber
Matty Antonucci
Doris
Sid Gathrid
Caesars
Europe
Sid
Las Vegas
UNLV student’s play The Abyss heads to festival at Judy Bayley Theatre
UNLV theater student Brian Kral has a new original work The Abyss to be staged Friday through Sunday at 8 p.m. in Judy Bayley Theatre. The London based story centers on poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine amid rumors of a same sex relationship and societal judgment.
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Ardis Coffman
SUN
UNLV
Brian Kral
Department of Theatre Arts
Judy Bayley Theatre
Pacific Southwest
College Theatre Festival
Arthur Rimbaud
Paul Verlaine
London
Kral
Unwary Homeowners Warned On Unlicensed Builders In Las Vegas
Las Vegas building official warns homeowners to beware unlicensed contractors who charge for materials and leave, with examples of a $1600 theft and a $700 fence job. Deputy director Clay Hymar urges hiring licensed, bonded workers and paying for materials directly to protect against liens and fraud. He notes high unemployment and rising local construction as drivers of the bootlegger problem.
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SUN
Las Vegas
Clay Hymar
Hymar
The
Balzar Avenue
Eee
State Contractors Board
City Panel Tees Hasty Anti Scalping Move At Tuesday Session
Clark County Commission schedules a 9 a.m. hearing in city chambers to vote on an ordinance requiring conspicuous ticket pricing for Elton John concert scalping. A second 11:30 a.m. item targets Hare Krishna solicitation at McCarran Airport amid passenger disruption complaints.
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Clark County Commission
City Commission
Elton John
Hare Krisna
McCarran International Airport
Commission
Aaron Williams
David Henry
Clark County
City Water Hook Ups Approved for Philmar Acres Area
Las Vegas Valley Water District directors approve assessment districts for Philmar Acres and Rosanna Street area for water line extensions. Residents protest but Health Department notes wells unsafe. total project $225,577 with 10 year payments at 8.25 percent. Bond proposal 7.78 percent accepted from Valley Bank. Insurance raised to $3 million with Trans American. Curtis Park Manor water hookup denied.
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City Water
Las Vegas Valley
Water District
Valley Bank
Trans American Insurang
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Muriel Stevens
USDA
Sara
Ralph Denton
Dublin
Joe Delaney
Amsterdam
Frank
Colleen Schreck
Rome
Grant Sawyer
Betty Just
Far East
Channel 10
Joan Aiello
Caesars Palace
Eddie Gambarana
Peggy
Gambaranas
Beautiful West
Rimbaud
Hell
Bond
Tommy Flowers
Tommy
Judy Bayley
Washington D.C
Fred Olsen
Jerry Crawford
Verlaine
Madame Verlaine
Tod Tjaden
Ed Grimes
Julie Artman
the University
Sunfoto
By Ken Langbell
Curtis Park Manor
al Swartz
Areadi
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