Las Vegas Vital Stats » Nevada http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/vitals Keep track of the latest figures, stats, and rankings in Las Vegas. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:25:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 en hourly 1 Nevada Gets D+ in Education http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/vitals/2008/01/09/nevada-gets-d-in-education/ http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/vitals/2008/01/09/nevada-gets-d-in-education/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:13:03 +0000 Las Vegas Now Staff http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/vitals/2008/01/09/nevada-gets-d-in-education/ 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.

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The report was done by the non-profit advocacy group United Health Foundation. The report ranks Nevada at 39th in the nation for healthiness. The report rated each state on 20 measurments including our obesity rate, our infant mortality rate and cancer deaths.

Click here to read the full report.

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