10 Sunday Reads
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Retailers have a crime problem. It’s in the numbers: The issue is complex and often clouded by imprecise data. Sometimes from the industry itself. (Retail Dive) • Guns are seized in U.S. schools each day.…#retaildive #k12 #cbsnews #firstamendments #losangelestimes #africa #latinamerica #indians #americanprospect #google (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India sees hope through haze as farmers move away from toxic burning
NEW DELHI -- It is a seemingly intractable annual problem: India's capital is engulfed in a toxic haze so severe that schools are closed and residents are advised to stay indoors. The smog spreads as farmers in the northwest of the country burn stubble, setting fire to leftover paddy straw after…#delhi #southasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, a supporter of'parental rights' in schools, got caught in a sex scandal that may push her to resign from a …
Bridget Ziegler speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. Matt Rourke/AP A conservative power couple in Florida is in hot water over a threesome sex scandal. The woman has accused Christian Ziegler, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, of rape. Bridget…#bridgetziegler #philadelphia #mattrourkeap #florida #christianziegler #momsforliberty #hypocrisy #christian #zieglers #ziegler (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
D.C. Circuit Rejects First Amendment Lawsuit over AG's Memorandum About Threats to Schools
From Saline Parents v. Garland, decided today by the D.C. Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Harry Edwards, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Florence Pan: On October 4, 2021, the Attorney General … issued a one-page memorandum … to various units in the Department of Justice …, expressing concern over a…#salineparents #garland #dccircuit #harryedwards #neomirao #florencepan #departmentofjustice #memorandum #constitution #agpolicy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Does the Day After the War Look Like in Gaza? A Likud Party Official's Perspective
The Oct. 7 assault by Hamas on Israel was an unprecedented act of terrorism that left Israel's Southern communities devastated and thrust the country into war. Hamas' military operations and combat from within Gaza's core infrastructure—which has included schools, mosques, hospitals and…#hamas #israel #gaza #mosques #gazastrip #worldwarii #idf #gazan #gazans #arab (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Charter Schools Get Squeezed in Retreat From Low-Rated Debt
A slowdown could add to pressure on a sector facing belt-tightening. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TikTok Quietly Changes User Terms Amid Growing Legal Scrutiny
TikTok removed rules that had required user disputes to be handled through private arbitration and instead said that complaints must be filed in one of two California courts. Some lawyers say the changes could make it more difficult to bring legal action against the company. Parents, schools and…#tiktok #tennessee #colorado #instagramfacebook #firstamendment #kyleroche #leighcardinal #chico #meta #instagramandfacebook (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teens Are Taking More Reliable Birth Control
The teen birth rate in the U.S. has been declining consistently for more than 30 years, despite the fact that the number of teenage girls having sex has not changed since at least 2002. A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests a key driver of this trend: a dramatic increase in teenage girls using long-lasting and reliable forms of contraception.
The percentage of girls ages 15 to 19 using long-acting reversible contraception, which includes intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implants, reached a reported high of 19% from 2015-2019. That’s more than three times...
Source: TIME: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
WFIRM will work with five NC schools on $6 million NIH research training grant
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine will lead five other schools on a research training program funded by a $6 million NIH grant. Check here to find which five other N.C. higher education institutions are involved and for more details on how this program will lead to better patient care. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 14, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news
AI can do your homework. Now what?
Joss Fong Students and teachers grapple with the rise of the chatbots. There’s no getting around the fact that students are a major user group for ChatGPT and the other AI language models that have come online in the past year. While schools and teachers would generally prefer to avoid the…#jossfong #vox (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Med Students Want Business Degrees Too More Med Students Want Business Degrees Too
A majority of medical schools now offer dual MD-MBA programs. The number of medical students seeking a business degree has nearly tripled. Whom will these doctors serve more, patients or shareholders?KFF Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Source Type: news
How some of California's worst schools got better at teaching reading
Back in 2017, the families of children in some of California's worst-performing public schools sued the state for failing to teach low-income black and Hispanic children how to read. This led to a legal settlement in which the state's 75 worst-performing elementary schools agreed to invest in…#hispanic #stanford #jenniferjennings #herishingerreport #reasoncom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Who Should Run Universities?
In the wake of a controversy at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard over antisemitism, a debate has arisen over whether academics are best suited to lead big schools. After weeks of criticism from alumni, donors and public officials — and disastrous testimony on Capitol Hill — Liz Magill…#harvard #capitolhill #lizmagill #mit #magill #scottbok #penns #jews #claudinegay #billackman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NJMEP's Future Makers & Creators Tour Offers NJ's Youth a Glimpse of Modern Manufacturing in Action
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NJMEP's The Future Makers and Creators Tour—an initiative brought into existence by NJMEP with support from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), is offering a unique opportunity for schools and students in New Jersey to learn…#njmep #futuremakers #njeda #newjersey #torstenschimanski #peterconnolly #philmurphy #timsullivan #futuremakerscreators #haasplc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Investigating cannabis-use among students attending high schools within the Cherokee Nation reservation 2017 and 2019 - Campbell JE, Chen S, Bailey A, Blair A, Comiford AL.
Oklahoma's medical cannabis is some of the least restrictive in the US. Previous research suggests that American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) have higher rates of cannabis use than other racial or ethnic groups. The goals of this paper are, first, to look a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
