Nevada has received a “D+” from an annual report that grades education in every state.

The Quality Counts 2008 report is put together by Education Weekly. It takes an in-depth look at strategies states can use to maximize the full potential of their teachers.

Click here to read the report.

The national average grade was a C.

The annual state Education Department’s “Nevada Report Card” is out, and the percentage of students dropping out of public school has fallen to 4.6 percent, the lowest rate in a decade. And while only 67.5 percent of Nevada students graduate high school, this year’s report shows a end to the three year trend of falling graduation rates.

You can view the full report at www.nevadareportcard.com.

… at least as measured by the volume of research the University outputs. The Associated Press reports that a National Science Foundation study shows that between 1991 and 2001, publication of peer-reviewed articles grew 99 percent at UNLV. University officials say the success is due in large part to
luring top young professors and researchers to southern Nevada.