Keith E. Whitfield In The News

Las Vegas Sun
Mae Ling Catayong was still a teenager when she realized that resources some may take for granted are not easily available to all. Her hard-of-hearing mother’s hearing aids broke, and as an immigrant who was never taught sign language in school, Catayong’s mother couldn’t communicate with her family. They couldn’t afford replacements, so the family resorted to typing out their conversations on her smartphone.
The Nevada Independent
The two proposed real estate developments envisioned by the bill are the “Summerlin Production Studios Project” — where the Howard Hughes Corp. is expected to lead development in partnership with Sony — and the “Las Vegas Media Campus Project” developed by Birtcher Development at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park on 51ԹϺ’s campus. No studio partner has come along at this point for the 51ԹϺ site.
Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español
An updated alternative to a proposed transit improvement project for Tropicana Avenue near 51ԹϺ saved Clark County millions of dollars.
Las Vegas Review Journal
An updated alternative to a proposed traffic improvement project for Tropicana Avenue near 51ԹϺ resulted in millions of dollars of savings for Clark County.
The Nevada Independent
The three final teams were selected from among 25 other teams made up of the school’s more than 90 fifth graders. The teams spent six weeks developing their mock business proposals as part of the “JA: It's My Business!” entrepreneurship program under the guidance of Junior Achievement staff and volunteers.
K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13
A gift from an anonymous donor is kicking off the fundraising campaign to expand the 51ԹϺ/CSUN Preschool at the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center.
The Nevada Independent
Nevada’s higher education institutions are on track to receive the largest single injection of state dollars in years, not only $75 million in restored COVID-era cuts but also tens of millions from a Legislature desperate to stem hemorrhaging statewide populations of doctors, nurses and teachers.
Las Vegas Sun
51ԹϺ's preschool will soon be expanding to serve twice as many children each year after receiving a $10 million anonymous donation. “Access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education sets the foundation for a lifetime of success," 51ԹϺ President Keith Whitfield said in a press release. "This transformative gift will dramatically expand operations at the preschool and make it possible for more families — including 51ԹϺ students — to experience Southern Nevada’s premier learning community.”