In The News: Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education
The state education agency took over four additional districts this spring, installing leaders linked to Houston鈥檚 state-imposed superintendent, Mike Miles, including two who worked for his former charter school network.
With the Vegas Golden Knights set to open the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the series is already being felt far beyond the ice. Southern Nevada businesses and workers are poised to benefit from a surge in sports-driven spending.
With the Vegas Golden Knights set to open the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the series is already being felt far beyond the ice. Southern Nevada businesses and workers are poised to benefit from a surge in sports-driven spending.
The three most prominent candidates vary widely in what they think the funding goal should be, not to mention their plans for getting there.
By 2031, every Clark County School District student will be graduating with skills and experiences to set them up for success in their careers.
The Clark County School District鈥檚 plunging enrollment is a trend with no end in sight. Projections show that school funding could drop by nearly a quarter-billion dollars by 2030 as fewer students enroll to fill district classrooms.
For decades, the Clark County School District was one of the fastest growing school systems in the nation, buoyed by a booming gaming and tourism industry and low housing costs. Just seven years ago, when enrollment peaked, the district boasted 335,333 students in its classrooms. Then came the decline.
The Women鈥檚 National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the National Women鈥檚 Soccer League (NWSL) keep breaking attendance records 鈥 by a lot. Eight new professional leagues have launched since 2020, including softball, volleyball, and lacrosse. The optimism around women鈥檚 pro sports is so high that accounting firm Deloitte predicts the global women鈥檚 sports industry will surpass $3 billion in revenues this year 鈥 an increase of 340% since 2022. By all accounts, it鈥檚 not a fluke or a fad. And that鈥檚 largely because of one key reason: venture capitalists are pouring money into the burgeoning business of women鈥檚 sports for the long haul. Notably, many of them are women investors with decades of experience and capital to spend.
On the eve of the 2023 Service Employees International Union Local 99 strike, Los Angeles Times Columnist Robin Abcarian wrote 鈥淚 don鈥檛 blame the union one bit鈥 and condemned Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho for 鈥渏ust one more slap in the face鈥 after Carvalho 鈥渞esponded to the (strike) vote by comparing the union鈥檚 action to a circus.鈥
Las Vegas is set to host another Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium, with the NFL naming the city the site of Super Bowl 63 in 2029 鈥 a return that comes on a relatively short timeline by Super Bowl standards.
Should colleges and universities require the SAT/ACT again? More than 2,000 colleges and universities remain test-optional or test-free. The debate on testing continues to evolve as new data points emerge.
Middle school students can expect to take more exams starting next school year, according to a document sent to some Clark County School District principals earlier this month. The exams, scheduled to be administered in mid-December and mid-May, will test students鈥 knowledge in math, English language arts, science and social studies. The tests can be worth of up 20 percent of a student鈥檚 final semester grade in the subject being tested, the document states.