By Emily Richmond
Las Vegas Sun
September 20, 2006
In the face of mounting criticism, a Clark County schools administrator said Tuesday she wants to return more than $1 million in funds that were intended by state legislators to pay for innovative educational improvements.
In order to qualify for the grants, school districts had to show how their requests would benefit academic achievement.
Of the $54 million awarded to the Clark County School District by the governor's Commission on Educational Excellence, $1.8 million was earmarked to increase back-office staffing to facilitate the hiring of new teachers.
