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Apr 25 2023
News
New York Jets odds: How Aaron Rodgers trade changes Super Bowl outlook
And expectations couldn’t be higher in the betting market. The former Packers quarterback was officially traded for a package that included three future picks and a swap of first-round picks in Thursday’s NFL Draft — ending a months-long courtship that felt equal parts inevitable and exhausting by the time Monday’s move was finally announced. Even so, the move drew swift reaction from
New York Post (News)
Mar 20 2023
News
Digital literacy: Can the republic ‘survive an algorithm’?
Shawn Lee, a high school social studies teacher in Seattle, wants to see lessons on the internet akin to a kind of 21st century driver’s education, an essential for modern life.
Lee has tried to bring that kind of education into his classroom, with lessons about the need to double-check online sources, to diversify newsfeeds and to bring critical thinking to the web. He’s also created
Associated Press
Jun 14 2023
News
Wholesale inflation cools in May to lowest level in two years
Inflation at the wholesale level fell more than expected in May, the latest sign that painfully high consumer prices are beginning to loosen their stranglehold on the U.S. economy in the face of higher interest rates.
The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level before it reaches consumers, tumbled 0.3% in May from
Fox Business
Jun 06 2023
News
‘Let The Theft Occur’: Lululemon CEO Defends Firing Employees After Shoplifters Hit Store
Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald is defending the company’s decision to fire two Georgia employees after shoplifters struck the Atlanta-area store they worked in, saying the two women did not follow company policy. “We have a zero-tolerance policy that we train our educators on around engaging during a theft,” McDonald explained Friday to CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” host Sara Eisen.“In the end
The Daily Caller
Mar 10 2023
News
Youngkin defends transgender policies, executive order on ‘critical race theory’ at CNN town hall
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) defended his “model policies” on transgender students and his executive order banning “critical race theory” from public school education at a CNN town hall on Thursday.
Youngkin, who has fueled rumors of a potential 2024 presidential bid, has continued to emphasize education and “parents’ rights” during his first two years in the governor’s mansion
The Hill
May 25 2023
News
North Dakota School District Won't Tell Parents About Kids' Gender Identity Despite Law
A school district in North Dakota will not abide by a new state law requiring teachers to tell parents if their child identifies as transgender. Citing recent suicide rates among LGBTQ+ youth, Dr. Rupak Gandhi, the Fargo Public Schools superintendent, announced that the district would be obeying federal law and not the new state law. "As a district and as an administration, my responsibility
The Messenger
May 25 2023
News
Third grade TCAP scores 2023: See how Tennessee districts did on crucial test
The Tennessee Department of Education this week released a district-by-district look at how third graders scored on the English language arts section of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program. Under a state law that took effect this year, third graders who scored below or approaching proficiency on that portion of the standardized test could be held back from advancing to fourth grade
The Tennessean
Jul 06 2023
News
Private sector companies added 497,000 jobs in June, more than double expectations, ADP says
The U.S. labor market showed no signs of letting up in June, as companies created far more jobs than expected, payroll processing firm ADP reported Thursday.
Private sector jobs surged by 497,000 for the month, well ahead of the downwardly revised 267,000 gain in May and much better than the 220,000 Dow Jones consensus estimate. The increase resulted in the biggest monthly gain since
CNBC
May 25 2023
Opinion
Taxing the Rich Will Have No Meaningful Effect on Our Sky-High National Debt
Whenever we have a national conversation about government debt, Democrats invariably respond that spending is not the reason the debt is now nearly equal to our national GDP. The real cause of our indebtedness, they inform us, is that taxes aren't high enough and the rich don't pay their fair share. From increasing the marginal tax rate to more than 70 percent for higher-income earners, to
Reason
Mar 14 2023
News
Deal reached with Israeli gov't to protect National Library's independence
Israel's education minister and the National Library of Israel have reached an agreement on the appointment of senior library officials, ending government efforts to undermine the institution’s independence. The agreement lets Education Minister Yoav Kisch appoint one member to the library’s board and one to its audit committee, in addition to the four members of the library’s governing
Haaretz