BRAD HORN/Nevada Appeal file photo Joanne Green's kindergarten class at Empire Elementary School learns the days of the week and months of the year in February. Empire's kindergarten class of 2006-'07 will be the first and only in Carson City to attend all day. Full-day kindergarten was put in place at Empire because of the school's large at-risk student population and is expected to improve student achievement.

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Nevada's minority students more likely to be left behind in test scores

• By ncs-import
• April 16, 2006