Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years, with the generation typically being defined as people born from 1981 to 1996.Continue reading “What millennials need”
Category Archives: Education
Our congresswomen heroes protecting our education from DeVos policies and budget
High school website teach savvy interns needed by Motherhealth to jazz up this site
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How to help our clients with diabetes to follow through a lifestyle change
Free Ivy league Universities in France
Where Student Loan Debt Is an Alien Concept Navigating France’s higher-ed system requires lots of planning and test-taking, but not a whole lot of money. By Claire Lundberg In this series, an American in Paris pits the French welfare state against the U.S. market economy in five key categories: childbirth and health care, preschool, higher education,Continue reading “Free Ivy league Universities in France”
Children at Swedish “gender-neutral” preschools are less likely to gender-stereotype
Children at Swedish “gender-neutral” preschools are less likely to gender-stereotype A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden has indicated that the norm-conscious practices used by teachers at preschools termed “gender-neutral” are associated with reductions in children’s tendencies to make gender-stereotypical assumption. The practices are also associated with children’s increased interest in playing with unfamiliarContinue reading “Children at Swedish “gender-neutral” preschools are less likely to gender-stereotype”
Trump administration plan to cut $10.6 billion from federal education initiatives
Donald Trump, then president-elect, stands with Betsy DeVos after a meeting in November 2016. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) By Emma Brown, Valerie Strauss and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel May 17 at 3:14 PM Funding for college work-study programs would be cut in half, public-service loan forgiveness would end and hundreds of millions of dollars that public schoolsContinue reading “Trump administration plan to cut $10.6 billion from federal education initiatives”
In Latin America, companies still can’t find the skilled workers they need
50% of Latin American companies cannot find staff with the skills they need Image: REUTERS/Jorge Adorno Written by Angel MelguizoChief Economist, Latin American Unit, OECD Development Centre Carmen Pages-SerraChief, Labor Markets and Social Security Division, InterAmerican Development Bank Published 30 Mar 2017 Share Key moments from World Economic Forum on Latin America 2017 Latin America’sContinue reading “In Latin America, companies still can’t find the skilled workers they need”
Comments about low performing schools in NY
Time for an expose on Success Academy and the secrets to their “success”. Let me save you the time, here is the recipe: 1) Cherry pick the best students with the most motivated parents 2) Counsel out the non-strivers (see SA attrition rates) 3) Implement plantation style, no-excuses discipline 4) Suspend the non-compliant (see SAContinue reading “Comments about low performing schools in NY”
Our children are not our possession, they are entrusted to us to care for
Our children are not our possession, they are entrusted to us to care for until they can independently live in this world, ready with their college degrees or creative passions. We model our good behavior to our children or God’s children and it is our honor when they grew up as responsible citizens, loving andContinue reading “Our children are not our possession, they are entrusted to us to care for”
Education is our best investment
Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias. Last Week Tonight host John Oliver devoted much of his Sunday show to delving into the serious issue of publicly-funded and privately-run charter schools. Describing these schools as “the things that politicians love toContinue reading “Education is our best investment”
Education and income disparity
In Silicon Valley, having a PHD or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related fields give you an advantage. Google and other tech companies hire from all countries and US states. Microsoft hires from all fresh graduates in computer science in major cities in the USA. Many interns in Silicon Valley came from other USContinue reading “Education and income disparity”
US Charter schools poor performance, failure and misspent tax dollars
In May 2015, the Akron Beacon Journal published the results of an investigation with this as the first paragraph: “No sector — not local governments, school districts, court systems, public universities or hospitals — misspends tax dollars like charter schools in Ohio.” Shortly after that, the Plain Dealer ran a story this year that started likeContinue reading “US Charter schools poor performance, failure and misspent tax dollars”
2010 Tax Statistics in the USA
More women between the ages of 55 under 60 yrs of age worked in 2010 compared to the number of men in the same age group. In both men and women, the top earning age group is between the ages of 46 under 55 yrs of age. Disparity in income between men and women isContinue reading “2010 Tax Statistics in the USA”