In The News: Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education

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The U.S. Department of Education announced more than 4 million are enrolled in the Biden-Harris administration's plan to help ease the cost of student loan payments.

CNN

Fifty years ago, the US Open agreed to offer equal prize money to men and women. Find out why experts believe that was just the opening move in the long game for equal pay in sports

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Clark County School District is expecting about 10,000 fewer students this year than last school year, which would mark the sixth consecutive enrollment decline.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Several women’s leagues and athletes have driven the conversation and attention to their sport in recent months. With more attention on major events — the Women’s March Madness title game this spring set a viewership record of more than 9 million people — industry watchers and advocates hope to attract larger stages and increased betting attention.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Several women’s leagues and athletes have driven the conversation and attention to their sport in recent months. With more attention on major events — the Women’s March Madness title game this spring set a viewership record of more than 9 million people — industry watchers and advocates hope to attract larger stages and increased betting attention.

The Imprint

We know that teenagers who experience foster care face adverse experiences across multiple domains, such as housing, juvenile incarceration and in schooling. Throughout history, we can see that they are more likely to experience adverse outcomes indicative of economic hardship: adult poverty, homelessness, unemployment and underemployment, and low rates of educational attainment. To combat these outcomes, many seek higher education.

Arizona Republic

When Paradise Valley Unified School District reopened in-person learning in the fall of 2020, Jessica Pioquinto initially planned to send her two children back to in-person classes. But then she felt the pull of reasons to keep them in remote learning. She was still recovering from a car accident, her children were concerned about bullying, and she was a stay-at-home parent with time to help with their schoolwork.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down college affirmative action programs on Thursday is raising concern about the impact on Southern Nevada students seeking to attend elite universities out of the state.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down college affirmative action programs on Thursday is raising concern about the impact on Southern Nevada students seeking to attend elite universities out of the state.

Nevada Independent

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday against the use of affirmative action at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC), declaring that an applicant’s race cannot be considered as an admissions factor. The decision, undoing 45 years’ worth of precedent at the high court, will have wide-ranging impacts across higher education.

Las Vegas Sun

New research by UNLV reaffirmed what sports fans have been saying about Las Vegas: It’s the place to be.

Las Vegas Sun

New research by UNLV reaffirmed what sports fans have been saying about Las Vegas: It’s the place to be.