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Washington Post
05-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
How to calculate the true cost of college
Thursday was 'Decision Day' for many colleges and universities, when bright-eyed high school seniors finalize where they plan to spend their next four years. But fewer students are hitting campuses than before: College enrollment has dropped by 15 percent since 2010, and 40 percent of American adults now believe that a four-year college degree is 'not too or not at all important' to secure a well-paying job in today's economy. On the latest episode of 'Impromptu,' columnists Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Heather Long discuss if college is still worth the sticker price, and if not, what better alternatives are out there.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
North Augusta High School celebrates ‘Senior Decision Day'
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF)- High school seniors across the country have made their college choices. Friday, North Augusta High School celebrated its seniors with an event revealing their after graduation plans. It was Senior Decision Day at North Augusta High School and the whole school cheered on its seniors as they prepare to take their first steps into life after high school. 'It feels really good to know that they care about us that much and they always have. So it really feels good to close out this chapter with something like this,' said senior, Jada Printup. The crowd cheered as the seniors broke through banners with names of their chosen universities or tech schools. While those seniors prepare for college, some are directly entering the workforce. Others will serve our country in the military. Printup told NewsChannel 6 that the decision process was stressful but she's ready for her next steps at a student at Clemson University. 'It's so exciting. It's scary going into the next chapter of life, but I'm really excited about it and it's a good time to grow and find new friends.' It's Casey Rogers's first year as principal at North Augusta. He said Decision Day isn't just about celebrating seniors. 'But I want it to serve as an inspiration for all underclassmen. So it's not just about our seniors. It's also inspiring our underclassmen as they look to college and prepare for application processes and getting ready for that next step.' Rogers added that he is incredibly proud of the class of 2025. 'So these students have overcome a lot of challenges. And I think one thing that I've seen develop through COVID and post-COVID is these students have a level of perseverance and focus that I didn't have as a student, and I'm just excited to see that pay off for them,' he explained. Printup said she's excited about the future but she'll never forget the teachers who supported her journey. 'I'm tearing up a little bit. But some of the teachers here have made like a huge impact on me and on Coach Brennan specifically. He's a really good man,' she said emotionally. The celebration continued with a senior picnic. More senior events will follow throughout the month as these students prepare to graduate on May 30th. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Tina Tyus-Shaw speaks at Jenkins High's Decision Day
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — 'You have the power in you to do anything and go anywhere' was WSAV's Tina Tyus-Shaw's message to graduating seniors at Jenkins High School on Thursday. Shaw served as the keynote speaker at their Decision Day event. Positive vibes were everywhere as folks celebrated the seniors who are moving forward to college and the workforce after graduation. 'My seniors in particular. Can I hear this from you? We are always becoming,' Tyus-Shaw said. 'We are always becoming. Yes you are always becoming. So don't forget that. Take the path that will give you an opportunity to turn that new chapter and turn a page every day because you are always becoming.' Several seniors spoke about their futures. 'I'll be attending Georgia Military College where I'll be enlisted asa second lieutenant in the United States Army as an infantry officer, and I'll be getting my criminal justice degree,' said Connor Wilson Bote. 'I'm very proud of myself. You know I've come a long way, and I've changed. I grown quite a bit in my academics and socially as well,' said Derek Wengai, who is headed to Louisiana State University. Jenkins High School seniors received a certificate acknowledging the colleges to which they'll attend. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA Playoffs 2025: Western Conference matchups set as Nuggets secure No. 4 seed, Clippers beat Warriors in OT
The NBA playoff matchups are set as the regular season came to a close on Sunday. With the Eastern Conference's playoff picture locked up ahead of the final regular season games, it was the Western Conference whose seeding came down to the wire. Only three of the ten seeds were locked up heading into Sunday. The rest of the field's seeding was determined on Sunday's Decision Day, as a few teams got key wins to secure non-play-in spots. Here's how things shook out in the West after a busy final day of regular-season play. Advertisement 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) The Thunder fell just short of a 70-win season this year, but a 115-100 win against the New Orlean Pelicans on Sunday gives OKC another boost heading into the postseason. The Thunder's first-round opponent will determined by the two play-in games — with the team hopefully capping off one of the best regular seasons in years with a strong postseason run. 2. Houston Rockets (52-30) It wasn't the best end to the regular season for the Rockets, who lost 126-111 to the Denver Nuggets. But Houston had locked up the second seed prior to Sunday, meaning that the loss did not matter for the postseason. The Rockets will now face the No. 7 seed, the winner of the two play-in games, in the first round of the playoffs. Advertisement 3. Los Angeles Lakers (50-32) After already capturing the third seed, the Lakers put forward a young starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Portland Trailblazers. That Bronny James-led lineup didn't have much of a chance against Portland, with the Trailblazers beating the Lakers 109-81 — not that it mattered for the postseason. L.A. will now face off against the No. 6-seeded Timberwolves. 4. Denver Nuggets (50-32) Despite the turmoil happening in Denver right now, the Nuggets were able to lock up a big win over the Rockets on Sunday to secure the No. 4 seed. Denver will now have home court advantage to face the No. 5-seeded Clippers — a definite boost for the team's playoff run. Advertisement 5. Los Angeles Clippers (50-32) The most consequential matchup of the day was Clippers-Warriors, with the team teams facing off for a chance to avoid the play-in tournament. This game came down to the wire, with the two teams trading leads in the final minutes of the game before heading to overtime. In the end the Clippers came out on top, earning a 124-119 win after pulling away in overtime. With the win, L.A. escapes the play-in tournament, and will travel to face the Nuggets in the first round. 6. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33) With the 4-7 seeds so tight, the Timberwolves needed a win in order to avoid the play-in tournament. On Sunday, they got it, beating the Utah Jazz 116-105 to secure the No. 6 seed and get some momentum going into the postseason. Minnesota will now face the Lakers, the No. 3 seed, in the first round. 7. Golden State Warriors (48-34) After the overtime loss to the Clippers, the Warriors will have to settle for a play-in matchup against Memphis, the No. 8 seed — but will host that matchup at home. Advertisement 8. Memphis Grizzlies (48-34) A huge victory on Sunday puts the Grizzlies into solid position heading into the playoffs. Although Memphis fell short of securing home-court advantage, the 132-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks still builds some momentum. The Grizzlies will travel to play the Warriors for the first play-in matchup this week. 9. Sacramento Kings (40-42) The Kings pulled off the 109-98 win over the Phoenix Suns to capture the No. 9 seed and home-court advantage for the play-in tournament. Sacramento will host Dallas, the final seed, in the play-in round after beating the team in all three meetings this season. Advertisement 10. Dallas Mavericks (39-43) The Mavericks' regular season came to an end with a 35-point loss to the Grizzlies. Dallas locks up the final play-in seed off a losing record, but a chance to keep things going in the postseason.
New York Times
11-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Full Time's guide to the 2025 NWSL season, plus more USWNT baby news
Full Time Newsletter ⚽| This is The Athletic's weekly women's soccer newsletter. Sign up here to receive Full Time directly in your inbox. It's go time. We have a full team on deck today to get you ready for the 2025 NWSL season — welcome to Full Time! Early intrigue to follow Will we see top teams pull away from the pack again in the NWSL this year, or will it be a free-for-all resulting in a perfectly chaotic Decision Day on Nov. 2? We're all about to find out together. If you're a new fan (hello!) or a neutral trying to figure out who to follow in 2025, we have a few teams on our radar early. The regular season opens with reigning NWSL champion Orlando Pride hosting the Chicago Red Stars. (Just like a dozen or so player name changes, that one's going to take some time to get used to.) That game kicks off at 8 p.m. on Friday on Amazon Prime Video. Saturday and Sunday games are on ABC, ESPN, ION and NWSL+. Advertisement The weekend-closing game is also interesting, with the San Diego Wave and new head coach Jonas Eidevall taking on Angel City FC — which is likely to be without a permanent head coach until the summer. That game kicks off Sunday at 6:50 p.m. ET on ESPN 2 (streaming on ESPN+). Key talking points For everyone headed to a game or establishment this weekend to watch the season start among friends and strangers alike, here are a few storylines to make sure you know (be the 'Did you know?' person!): Making moves: A year after Bay FC set the transfer record, signing Racheal Kundananji for a roughly $800,000 transfer fee, the NWSL saw a departing player eclipse that milestone. Naomi Girma became the first million-dollar woman as she left San Diego for Chelsea, while fellow 2023 year-end award winners Kerolin and Jenna Nighswonger joined Manchester City and Arsenal in the span of a few weeks. While this isn't a harbinger of a conclusive power shift, it's more evidence of a burgeoning global transfer market in women's soccer. Retirements aplenty: As the NWSL is firmly in its second decade, many of the star players who endured the league's growing pains called time on their storied careers. This season will kick off without Alex Morgan, Christine Sinclair, Becky Sauerbrunn, Yuki Nagasato, Kelley O'Hara and Sinead Farrelly — but their impacts, collectively and individually, will be felt beyond their playing days. A more fluid offseason: The NWSL's most recent collective bargaining agreement brought an end to the rookie draft, allowing teams to negotiate directly with players leaving the NCAA ranks. Thus, the offseason had less structure than in past years, instead leaving teams to make their moves outside of tentpole events. Denver makes it 16: While there won't be a new team taking the field in 2025, this offseason saw the NWSL confirm Denver as its 16th market after agreeing to a $110 million expansion fee. The team will make its competitive debut in 2026, joining in tandem with BOS Nation FC. 📈 Dan Shanoff will dive further into the NWSL's business ambitions in Wednesday's MoneyCall newsletter. Sign up here to get it! For now, here's Meg with a preview: From player transfers to NWSL's mandatory restitution fund for victims of abuse to ongoing growth on and off the field, the offseason was a mixed bag. With so much change, it feels like the NWSL is heading into the 2025 season with a little less momentum than usual — not ideal for a league that wants to be a driver of culture. Before it can achieve cultural relevance, though, the NWSL needs eyeballs. Advertisement Last year, the league wanted to crack 1 million viewers on the championship (an arbitrary metric, perhaps, but an overdue one); that didn't happen. The narrative around women's sports has changed drastically over the past few years, and the WNBA is out in front in a way the NWSL can only dream of right now. Sure, the NWSL doesn't have a Caitlin Clark-esque marquee player, but Clark has served as an amplifying factor more than a foundational one. The NWSL, as a league, has always talked a big game about being the best in the world. In 2025, it wouldn't hurt to take a step back and figure out how to truly matter in the U.S. first. The season isn't the only thing new around there. We are bringing back the 'Full Time Review' to run down everything you need to know from the weekend in under 20 minutes. We'll do full introductions next week, but listen here as our newest team member Jillian Sakovits kicks things off. Bay FC coaches under formal review Just hours before NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman gave her final news conference ahead of the season's start, the San Francisco Chronicle published the results of a two-month investigation that found former players and staff alleged a 'toxic' environment at Bay FC under head coach Albertin Montoya. The league confirmed to The Athletic that it opened an independent formal review into the club's coaching staff. The report comes just weeks after Graeme Abel resigned from a scouting role amid public concerns over previous verbal abuse allegations. So far, no formal action has been brought against Montoya, who is expected to coach the team in its season opener Saturday against the Royals. Last month, the league settled with three attorneys general regarding past systemic failures to protect its players. The NWSL is under the observation of those attorneys general for the next three years Offseason of changes for USWNT goal scorer We love a baby announcement around here, and the 2043 national team pipeline is looking strong. Last week, USWNT and Portland Thorns forward Sophia Wilson announced she and her husband, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson, are expecting their first child. The couple, who married in January, met at Stanford. Since making her U.S. senior debut in 2020, Wilson has become a key part of the team's new generation of players. She is one-third of the Triple Espresso, the team's attacking trio that helped lead the U.S. to the program's fifth gold medal at the Olympics last summer. What to watch: Need a top-level refresher on last season's NWSL playoffs? Prime Video and the NWSL released a four-part docuseries, 'For The Win: NWSL,' last week. The series tries to appeal to current fans while welcoming new ones — something commissioner Berman says will be 'the theme of 2025.' Cloudy days in Manchester: There was coaching news out of both Manchester teams this week. First, Charlotte Harpur reported that United has a March deadline to trigger Marc Skinner's contract option for next season. Meanwhile, City cut ties with former head coach Gareth Taylor. The 52-year-old departs the club after four and a half years, his final match a 2-0 FA Cup win over Aston Villa. Nick Cushing will return to his former club as interim manager through the end of the season. Advertisement Need more soccer?: Last Wednesday, the FIFA council approved a plan to move the Women's Club World Cup from 2026 to 2028 — the same year as the next Olympics. The decision also introduced a new annual tournament, the Champions Cup. Meg and Matt Slater break down what it means for clubs' international competition moving forward. 📫 Love Full Time? 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