Following four years of work and lengthy discussion on the need for better prepared high school graduates, the State Board of Education adopted new criteria for a standard high school diploma on Thursday. The requirements were increased from 22.5 credits to 23, adding two credits to demonstrate college or career readiness while reducing elective courses from 7.5 to 6 credits. The changes will take effect beginning with Nevada’s class of 2022, or next year’s freshmen. The change in the diploma reflects a change in need — board Vice President Mark Newburn noted that far fewer jobs require only a high school diploma or less today than was the case in the 1970s.
Coach Becky Hammon apologized to the Aces for calling them “distracted,” and it’s clear the postseason has their attention now entering Game 4 vs. the Liberty.
Fans are going to be on the players’ side in the debate about whether the media should be in locker rooms, and that’s fine. But at least frame the argument correctly.
One loss doesn’t define a season, and UNLV still has everything to play for following an overtime setback to Syracuse on Friday at Allegiant Stadium.
Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.
Professional handicapper Joe D’Amico (@JoeDamicoWins) analyzes every NFL Week 5 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Rallies were planned in several European cities, with gatherings expected to peak Monday, the date of the anniversary.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz went 5-0 against the spread for the second straight week to take the contest lead at 16-4 (80 percent).
Raiders linebacker Luke Masterson has been placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury, dealing another blow to the team’s depth at the position.
Donald Trump returned on Saturday to the Pennsylvania fairgrounds where he was nearly assassinated in July, holding a rally with thousands of supporters.
The Raiders will look to make sure their AFC rivalry with the Broncos remains one-sided when they visit Denver in Week 5 of the NFL season Sunday.