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Betting on Change: Growing Pains in Nevada's Boomtown

The Las Vegas building boom has stretched the creativity and resources of the fastest-growing school district in the nation. More to this story.

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Release Date: 9/17/2004
Running Time: 10 min.

Video Credits

Produced, Written, and Directed by

  • Ken Ellis

Associate Producers:

  • Roberta Furger
  • Miwa Yokoyama

Editor:

  • Karen Sutherland

Camera Crew:

  • Rob Weller
  • Jeremy Settles

Narrator:

  • Kris Welch

Original Music:

  • Ed Bogas

Additional Footage Courtesy of

  • The KLVX Communications Group
  • Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
  • © 2004
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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Carlos Garcia moved on from the Clark County School District in 2005. He now serves as superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District. Carol Clark, principal of C.P. Squires Elementary School when this video was produced, has also left the Clark County School District and is now superintendent of a school district in northern Nevada.

View all our videos about Las Vegas:


Betting on Change: Growing Pains in Nevada's Boomtown
Las Vegas's booming economy challenges the area's schools.

Mentors Make the Grade: Improving Graduation in Las Vegas
In a town where dropouts earn $50,000 per year parking cars, Las Vegas schools keep students on the diploma track.

Wagering on the Web: Vegas Schools Go Virtual
Faced with the fastest-growing student body in the country, Nevada's Clark County addresses its growing pains virtually.

Late-Night Learning: Alternative Scheduling for the School Day
This unique school caters to students with full-time day jobs.

A Community Collaborates in Education
C.P. Squires Elementary School harnesses parents, businesspeople, and retirees for academic and financial support and staff after-school programs.

Simulating Environments: Real-Life Replicas Engage Students
A rain forest dome and a mock-up of a silver mine enhance science learning in Clark County, Nevada.

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