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3 critical conditions for teaching struggling learners that often go missing
Howard Margolis EducationFor struggling learners (SLs) to have a good chance of mastering the subjects and activities with which they struggle, it’s critical that schools, teachers, and parents create and sustain conditions for success. This article features three of the many conditions that provide a foundation for successful learning. Too often, however, they’re ignored. Not surprisingly, these create powerful barriers to success.
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Career concerns for working baby boomers in design
Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesThis year, the last ripple of baby boomers, those born in 1964, turn 55. In two years, the vanguard, those born in 1946, will turn 75. Traditionally, these are the peak retirement years. But times have changed, and many baby boomers find themselves faced with the prospect of being financially unprepared for a retirement that could last 20 to 25 years or longer. If you are a working baby boomer, what should you do?
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U.S. economy adds 263,000 jobs; unemployment rate drops to 3.6%
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe April jobs report shows that nonfarm payroll employment rose 263,000 versus 196,000 new hires in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. April’s 3.6% rate of unemployment was the lowest since December 1969. In April, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was 1.2 million versus 1.3 million in March, the BLS reported. "The unemployment rate fell for the ‘wrong’ reasons — more people leaving the labor force as opposed to getting a job," said Elise Gould, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Climate change creates clashes in courts, streets
Michelle R. Matisons Waste Management & EnvironmentalThere are many ways people are remonstrating against climate change currently — from packing the streets to bringing action forward in less-populated courts. While putting on festive clothing and donning your favorite environmental slogan with large numbers of people is surely the more exciting option, key elements of the climate battle persist in the more understated world of the U.S. court system as well. More and more, the courts have become a refuge for frustrated organizations and individuals who want companies held accountable, and the legal strategy has been somewhat effective in educating the public about relations between different branches of government.
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The time for space tourism may be near
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementDublin-based Ryanair recently caused commotion as it "announced" ambitious but low-cost plans to fly tourists to space by 2035. The ultra-competitive player in the European air industry is a practiced diva when it comes to making waves, but space travel was to be its most daring gambit yet. So, when Travel and Leisure announced that this was an April Fools’ joke, no one was surprised. Space tourism is no longer a part of science fiction, though; it's a reality that some companies have put in motion or are seriously considering.
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Oral health improving for most Americans, but economic and ethnic disparities…
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareThere’s some good news and some bad news from the Centers for Disease Control regarding the oral health of the nation. According to a report, there have been significant improvements in oral health for Americans of all ages. That’s the good news. Yet the report, based on data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics — which represents the most comprehensive assessment of oral health data available for the U.S. population to date — reconfirms a hard truth: economic and racial/ethnic disparities in oral health persist.
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Essential elements of an employment application
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOne of the most important tools in evaluating and screening applicants for employment is a written application for employment. Employers should never accept a resume in lieu of a completed application for employment. Regardless of whether the application form is an old-fashioned pen-and-paper type or an online version, it should contain certain basic inquiries. This article outlines some of the basic statements and inquiries that should appear on every application and could serve as a helpful checklist for reviewing your own application form.
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Leadership styles and deciding between 2 justifiable options
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWe can use buzzwords to describe our leadership style and inject best practices into our routine to buttress said style. Yet, it is during the exceptions — challenging issues, difficult decisions, or other proverbial forks in the road — that the true nature of our leadership is tested and exposed. Here are a few ways deciding between two justifiable options can define our style in ways we may not realize.
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Podcast: How to start a cash practice inside a gym with Danny Matta
Jarod Carter Sports & FitnessIn this episode, Jarod speaks with Danny Matta, DPT, OCS, CSCS of Athlete’s Potential and MobilityWOD. His cash-based PT practice is based within a CrossFit gym. Though we dive into the nuts and bolts of starting a cash practice within a gym, this interview is absolutely packed with cash-based wisdom applicable to all practice locations. Enjoy!
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Study: 70% of adults dying prematurely of natural causes do not seek medical…
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareAbout 70% of adults dying prematurely of natural causes have not sought medical help within the previous 30 days, according to the results of a new study published in the journal PLOS One. Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences (IFS) teamed up to analyze autopsy reports and death investigation records of 1,282 people between the ages of 25 and 59 who died in Harris County in 2013.