American Graduate: Teacher Town Hall
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 Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent of PBS NewsHour hosted Vegas PBS’ American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen Teacher Town Hall.
More than one hundred teachers gathered to discuss the critical issue of Clark County‘s low graduation rate.
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| American Graduate: Teachers Making a Difference |
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| Ray Suarez |
A child will spend approximately 1,200 hours per year in school. A teacher is one of most impactful people in encouraging students to graduate. American Graduate: Teachers Making a Difference, hosted by Ray Suarez, senior correspondent of the PBS NewsHour, discusses the effects that teachers have on students. He talks about what resources are available to teachers to help students achieve their goal to graduate and how parents can become more involved.
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| American Graduate: Road to Reform |
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| Mitch Fox |
In American Graduate: Road to Reform Mitch Fox, host of Nevada Week in Review, interviews the Clark County School District Superintendent Dwight Jones. They discuss the campaigns that Superintendent Jones has started to help struggling students graduate such as “Reclaim Your Future” and the importance of teachers. Also, Deputy Superintendent Pedro Martinez gives a presentation on the Clark County School District’s “Road to Reform.” His presentation lays out how a low graduation rate puts Nevada at risk economically and what is being done by CCSD to remedy the situation.
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| American Graduate: Helping Families Graduate |
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| Calvert Collins |
Calvert Collins, anchor and reporter of 8 News Now host American Graduate: Helping Families Graduate. It is not just the student that prepares for high school graduation - it is a family affair.
The guests are local parents and students of the Clark County School District. How do parents motivate and support their child in school? How does a student juggle their social life, home life and remain focused on graduating.
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| Dropout Prevention |
Vegas PBS American Graduate/Stay In School/High School Dropout Prevention includes:
The Chaparral High School Turnaround
Vegas PBS American Graduate: Pablo
Vegas PBS American Graduate Promo
Teacher Town Hall Photos
High School Prevention: Boxing
High School Prevention: Single Mom
High School Prevention: Gang Member
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| Desert Pines High School |
Desert Pines High School is participating in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab which connects high school students to local PBS stations and news professionals in their community to produce original, student-generated news video reports.
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