Many studies have shown the importance of students becoming reading proficient by the third grade. Educational experts believe this is the time when most students will transition from learning to read to reading to learn.
But some students need additional help in reaching that goal by third grade. That's why Bank of Nevada has chosen to help those students by donating iPads to several schools. The iPads also include Square Panda ...
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Bank of Nevada Volunteers Help Create School Garden at Halle Hewetson Elementary School
LAS VEGAS – A garden can be much more than just a place to grow fruits and vegetables. For many students in the Clark County School District, a garden can also be an open-air classroom.
That’s why Bank of Nevada supports the efforts of the nonprofit group Green Our Planet which has built 108 gardens on school campuses in the Clark County School District. The majority of gardens, about 80 percent, are constructed at Title 1 schools — meaning ...
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Four Legal Aid Organizations Benefit from Bank of Nevada Donation
Four nonprofit organizations that provide legal services to those unable to afford it will share a $9,675 donation from Bank of Nevada. The bank recently sponsored a continuing legal education event, and donated all funds raised through event ticket sales to four charities: Nevada Foundation for Consumer Education, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Southern Nevada Senior Law Program and Nevada Legal Services.
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Bank of Nevada’s Business Leader Survey Shows Workforce, Education and Healthcare Concerns
LAS VEGAS - Nevada business leaders believe the biggest challenges facing the business community include the quality and availability of the state's workforce, the public education system, and increasing healthcare costs. Despite those concerns, the vast majority of business leaders are confident their company revenues will grow in 2017, with most expecting to hire and train additional employees.
Of the nearly 200 business leaders surveyed, ...
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Bank of Nevada donates 42 iPads to Andre Agassi Preparatory Academy
Bank of Nevada has a long history of supporting local schools through volunteer efforts, literacy programs, reading programs, as well as financial support. The recent donation of 42 iPads to the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy will help students at the Title 1 school access a new phonics program designed to help students become better readers by the third grade. Studies have shown students who are proficient in reading by third grade ...
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Bank of Nevada and The Funnel Cake Cafe on KTNV’s Weekend Morning News
Bank of Nevada's Jerrie Merritt and The Funnel Cake Cafe's Denette Braud had the opportunity to talk about a series of classes aimed at helping small business owners succeed. The NxLeveL® program is a 15-week course which covers many of the basics small business owners will need to know in order to be successful. NxLeveL is a program of the Nevada Small Business Development Center. Bank of Nevada underwrites the tuition for the classes so that ...
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Bank of Nevada Collecting Back-to-School Supplies for At-Risk Students in August
All Bank of Nevada Branches Accepting Donated School Supplies August 1 - 26
LAS VEGAS - July 28, 2016 - Bank of Nevada is inviting the public to join its employees and customers in helping provide necessary school supplies to at-risk students who attend schools in Las Vegas, Henderson and Mesquite.
For four weeks —August 1st through 26th — the Bank of Nevada Back-to-School Drive, will collect school supplies on behalf of students whose ...
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Bank of Nevada Collecting Back-to-School Supplies for At-Risk Students
School supplies. Students need them every year, yet some families will struggle to purchase all the supplies their children will need. That's why the
Bank of Nevada is collecting school supplies during the month of August.
Beginning August 1 and continuing through August 26, 2016, anyone can drop off school supplies at any Bank of Nevada Branch. At the end of the collection drive, supplies will be gathered from all 11 branches and shared ...
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Bank of Nevada Scholarship Recipient to Pursue Business Degree at UNLV
Marcelle Cruzado will attend UNLV in the Fall, and plans to pursue a degree in Business. Cruzado was awarded the Bank of Nevada Forward Together Scholarship on May 18, 2016, during the Public Education Foundation Scholarship Recognition Luncheon. Cruzado was one of 34 applicants who applied for the Bank of Nevada scholarship, which is awarded annually to a senior at Southwest Career and Technical Academy (SWCTA).
The $3,000 scholarship is ...
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Bank of Nevada Employees Help Students Understand Financial Literacy Lessons
Can you remember your first lesson in financial literacy? Maybe you were given a limit by your parents on what to spend for dinner and then asked to make your own choices, keeping within the budget. Perhaps it was the first time you understood what "interest" was and how it affects a loan or savings account.
Not every child gets those lessons at home, which is one of the reasons two volunteers with Bank of Nevada decided they would help ...
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