| "What happens in Vegas stays in
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| | workload; that will take time away from
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| Vegas"…is the most recent slogan to
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| | lesson planning.
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| come out from the city, enticing tourists
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| | The school district will have to find
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| to come out and cut loose. Unfortunately,
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| | more teachers using creative recruiting
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| Las Vegas Schools are struggling, while
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| | techniques. The number of applications is
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| the casinos enjoy seemingly limitless
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| | down by a third from last year, and Las
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| profits. In fact, most Nevada tax
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| | Vegas Schools have almost twice the
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| dollars actually go to the casinos! Not
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| | number of teaching positions still to
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| only do the Las Vegas Schools struggle on
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| | fill.
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| a meager budget, but they also struggle
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| | The Las Vegas Schools superintendent Walt
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| consistently to recruit and keep
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| | Rulffes said, "Everything revolves around
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| teachers. These folks, understandably,
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| | the success of a good teacher."
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| are the lifeblood of any school system.
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| | The superintendent believes that quality
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| Without the teachers, the students have
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| | teachers anchor all of his educational
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| no guidance in their learning. Without
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| | initiatives. Rulffes claims he has done
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| the teachers, the city's 215,000 children
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| | everything he can to attract teachers -
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| would have no school.
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| | even partnering with national programs.
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| The Las Vegas Schools recently made a
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| | In fact, many Las Vegas Schools have
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| public plea for teachers. The school
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| | teams of principals in cities that are
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| district needs 1,163 teachers to fill
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| | downsizing their teaching staff, hoping
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| vacancies before August 2007. That is
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| | to draw those teachers to Las Vegas
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| almost twice the number the district
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| | Schools. The group was recently in
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| needed last year. There are not many
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| | Detroit, a school district that is seeing
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| options if the vacancies are not filled.
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| | a major decrease in its student
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| Fewer teachers means that the Las Vegas
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| | population. They are, therefore, dealing
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| Schools will have to increase class
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| | with the task of eliminating
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| sizes. Another solution would be to
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| | instructional positions, and those
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| require some teachers to teach second
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| | teachers need jobs.
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| classes in addition to their normal
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