In The News: College of Education

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The Clark County School District and Nevada System of Higher Education are hoping to address the 704 teacher vacancies in Clark County and the more than 1,000 statewide by expanding the Rebel Teach Program.

Conversation

When schoolteachers in Los Angeles went on a weeklong strike in January, the head of the local teachers union described it as a “battle for the soul of public education.” When Denver public school teachers went on a three-day strike in February, they did it in the name of “schools Denver students deserve.”

Las Vegas Review Journal

Sophie Ladd used a book about love and loss to help her undergraduate UNLV students open up about their feelings after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting. She read “The Heart and The Bottle,” by Oliver Jeffers.

Denverite

Denver’s teachers union is wielding one powerful weapon in its strike against Denver Public Schools: growing membership.

Life in the Front Office Podcast

Dr. Marissa Nichols, Director of Leadership and Career Development at Boston University Athletics joins Dr. Nancy Lough from UNLV on Life in the Front Office, where they provide insights and unique advice to student-athletes and anyone wanting to work in college athletics as well as women wanting to work in sports.

Psychology Today

Why talk about the Holocaust? And when? 12 suggestions for how to approach it.

The 74

After years of bottom-of-the-barrel education rankings, Nevada lawmakers adopted a number of reforms in 2015, including increased funding for low-income students and English language learners, universal education savings accounts, and the creation of a statewide district to take over failing schools.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Ideas are brewing for Makenzi Solis.

She wants to research new ways to help special education students learn in general education classrooms.

Edgar Daily Magazine

EDGAR investigates how Michael Jordan paved the way for the likes of Usain Bolt and Roger Federer to make millions from sponsorship.

Conversation

The WNBA’s growing popularity has made pay equity a hot topic in the sport, and over the course of this season, several players have drawn attention to the issue.

Minneapolis Star Tribune

As interest and stability increase for WNBA, so do calls for bigger salaries, expansion

Las Vegas Review Journal

The middle schoolers bustled into the classroom at 8:30 a.m.