By James Haug By JAMES HAUG REVIEW-JOURNAL The Clark County School District may receive a $13 million donation for empowerment schools with strings attached: To get the money, all district schools would eventually have to convert to the empowerment philosophy of giving school staff more freedom to make their own decisions.

By Antonio Planas By ANTONIO PLANAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Four local elementary schools have been added to the experimental empowerment school pilot program meant to improve student achievement with more funding and flexibility for administrators and staff.

By Antonio Planas By ANTONIO PLANAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County School District's experiment with empowerment schools appears to be working, at least with two of the four schools in the pilot program.

By Antonio Planas By ANTONIO PLANAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Second-grade instructor Jacob Berg was about to become another casualty of the teaching profession. Fed up with low salaries and an emphasis on standardized tests, Berg decided that his 10th year of teaching in Southern Nevada would be his last.

By Sean Whaley By SEAN WHALEY REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU CARSON CITY - Nevada's first experiment with the Education First initiative did not force a special session of the Legislature as opponents had predicted.