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• Shrinking forces lead to innovative recruitment strategies

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Law enforcement agencies across the United States are facing a recruitment crisis. There has reportedly been a 40-50% drop in applications, something that could spell trouble for our safety. According to a Police Executive Research Forum report, attraction and retention are both a problem. There are now fewer applicants interested in joining the force and more people leaving the profession within a few years on the job. 86 percent of police chiefs reported a shortage of sworn officers, revealing the glaring problem.

• A facility management guide to virus protection

  Scott E. Rupp Facilities & Grounds

  The National Safety Council has updated its original statement from Jan. 31 on the coronavirus (COVID-19). The organization works to eliminate preventable deaths at work, in homes, in communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education, and advocacy, so its standing in the facility management world has a strong foundation. In its statement regarding the virus, it is urging employers to assess their risk of exposure and ensure procedures are in place to control transmission effectively. Likewise, workplace illness prevention training is imperative for all employees, the NSC adds.

• Project-based math classrooms can better engage students by addressing…

  Brian Stack Education

  It is a struggle to help my own 14-year-old with his math homework. He struggles to maintain good grades in math, but it isn't because he can't do the work. For my son, he just isn't passionate enough about it to have the intrinsic motivation to engage in it. Reaching mastery with the concept of slope only came about when I took the time to phrase it in the context of an aviation problem that he had to solve involving landing a plane at the nearby airport where he takes flying lessons.

• Why transparency is vital for an association

  Bob Harris and Karim Shaaban Association Management

  Transparency is a fundamental concept of good governance. It is frequently adopted as a principle to guide board and staff discussions and decisions. Members of an association expect a sense of openness. They want to trust that the board is making good decisions on their behalf. The opposite of transparency in an association is a secretive organization, unwilling to share reports with members and hiding key issues.

• 7 of the best national parks for a spring visit

  Dave G. Houser Recreation & Leisure

  It is always a good time to visit a national park — but certain parks are at their very best in the spring. Nature is springing (pun intended) to life, while mosquitoes, extreme heat and big crowds are mostly at a minimum. So, here's our choice of parks that reach their peak from March to May.

• What to know when the only constant in today’s world is change

  Linda Popky Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  There’s an old Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. We are certainly in the midst of interesting times right now. On a global perspective, we have the coronavirus pandemic that started in China but has spread around the world. There’s Brexit, which will cause considerable disruption in the European Union. Then there's the lengthy presidential election process in the U.S. and ongoing political turmoil in other countries. Here are a few things to consider as you navigate the new normal.

• Guided practice in the multilingual classroom

  Erick Herrmann Education

  Effective instruction in multilingual education includes providing students with comprehensible instruction in the content we are teaching, explicit instruction in the language needed to learn, a process to demonstrate understanding of the new content, and opportunities for students to practice the new content and language being learned. Every teacher and learner figures out quickly that learning is not instantaneous. Students will need multiple opportunities for guided practice, wherein all students have the opportunity to practice both content and language.

• How leaders can stop loneliness and create community at work

  Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  According to an article in Scientific American, loneliness in the U.S. and other parts of the world has reached epidemic proportions. Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that loneliness is a significant health issue and has the potential to shorten a person's life by 15 years. Loneliness affects people of all ages in different ways. When people feel lonely, they feel disconnected and disengage. It becomes a cycle and can be hard to break alone. However, there are many solutions.

• How US schools are reckoning with the coronavirus

  Bambi Majumdar Education

  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported that 290 million students worldwide are out of school due to the coronavirus. The outbreak that emerged in China about two months ago has now claimed over 3,000 lives and infected more than 100,000 people globally. In the U.S., there are now over 500 cases confirmed, and the death toll has risen to 22. As the United States deals with the coronavirus, the big question is: How are schools planning to respond?

• Is long-form content dead?

  MultiView Marketing

  The digital revolution that has overtaken our society in recent years has completely changed the way we interact with content, whether that’s in the B2C or B2B world. In our day-to-day lives, we’re constantly bombarded, whether it’s through our phones, our computers, our televisions or even through print. Stop for a moment and think about your own life. How has your relationship with content evolved?

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