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Literacy and Line Dancing: A Community Collaborates in Education

This Las Vegas school harnesses parents, businesspeople, and retirees for academic and financial support and to staff after-school programs. More to this story.

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Running Time: 7 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
  • © 2004
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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Editor's Note: Carlos Garcia moved on from the Clark County School District in 2005. He now serves as superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District. Former C.P. Squires principal Carol Lark has also left the Clark County School District, and is now superintendent of a school district in Northern Nevada.

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