In Francophone West Africa, 3,000 More Nursing and Midwifery Students Are Benefitting from Competency-Based Training Matching Local Needs
cbalesNovember 20, 2023November 20, 2023IntraHealth is partnering with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited to improve maternal and child health in Mali, Senegal, and Niger by sustainably increasing the number of skilled nurses and midwives ready to serve rural communities.  Through the  Classroom to Care (C2C) project, funded by Takeda ' s Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program, IntraHealth International is improving access to high-quality maternal and child health care in Mali, Niger, and Senegal by strengthening the preservice training of nurses and midwives in 12 private health schools. Now at the end ...
Source: IntraHealth International - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news

‘I lost 18 stone eating curries, pizzas and Chinese dishes - this is how I did it’
A primary school teacher has credited her 18 stone weight loss to meal planning and cooking from scratch every night. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South Korea teachers fight for legal solution to tense classrooms
SEOUL -- Teachers in South Korea are vowing to broaden a movement seeking stronger legal protections in what they describe as an increasingly tense school environment. A key objective is revision of legislation that they say leaves them vulnerable to legal action by disgruntled parents. South…#childwelfareact (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

America ’s public schools are on their last legs: The proportion of students attending a school with ‘chronic absenteeism’ has doubled since pre-pandemic times
Teachers might be saying “Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?” more these days as school absences rise nationwide. The proportion of students who go to schools with high or extreme levels of chronic absenteeism jumped from 26% in the 2017-2018 school year to 66% in 2021-22 school year, according to an…#attendanceworks #hedynchang #fortune #nationalguard #joshuamorgan #jessgartner #allovue #atlantic #stanforduniversity #thomasdee (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

College Teacher Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Jewish Demonstrator ’s Death
A Southern California college teacher has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish demonstrator earlier this month. Loay Alnaji , 50, pleaded not guilty to two felony charges at his arraignment Friday, according to court records. The investigation is ongoing,…#southerncalifornia #jewish #loayalnaji #venturacounty #eriknasarenko (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

My retirement savings have grown for 4 years straight thanks to a foolproof investing strategy I learned from'Millionaire Teacher '
Our experts answer readers' investing questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess investing products). Paid non-client promotion: In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners. Our opinions are always our own. The author, Alexis Rhiannon. Courtesy Alexis Rhiannon…#alexisrhiannon #millionaireteacher #andrewhallam #hallam #sofiinvest #sofi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

OpenAI Considering Forming Team to Help Teachers Use ChatGPT
OpenAI is reportedly looking into ways to bring its popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT chatbot into classrooms. The company plans to form a team dedicated to exploring the educational applications of this technology, OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap said last week…#openai #bradlightcap (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What Shop Class Taught Me About Myself and the World
A David Letterman bit from years ago asked what a shop teacher should have to instill confidence:#davidletterman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Iowa teen sentenced to life in prison for killing Spanish teacher over a bad grade
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa teen convicted in the 2021 beating death of a high school Spanish teacher was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with a possibility of parole in 25 years. A judge sentenced Jeremy Goodale for his role in killing Nohema Graber, a 66-year-old teacher at Fairfield High…#desmoines #iowa #spanish #jeremygoodale #nohemagraber #fairfieldhighschool #graber #fairfield #willardmiller #shawnshowers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Maryland Teachers Union'Milking' Taxpayers While Test Scores Plummet
Maryland Teachers Union 'Milking' Taxpayers While Test Scores Plummet Investigative reporter Chris Papst from Fox45 News' Project Baltimore finds while Maryland's education system is in a downward spiral, the state's largest and most powerful education union continues to record new highs in…#chrispapst #fox45news #projectbaltimore #maryland #papst #anirbanbasu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Broken-hearted Ohio community mourns 6 killed in fiery bus crash amid investigation
An Ohio community is reeling after what was supposed to be a "once-in-a-lifetime event" turned tragic when three high school students, two parent chaperones and a teacher were killed in a multivehicle crash Tuesday morning. Tuscarawas Valley Local School District Superintendent Derek Varansky said…#ohio #columbus #jefferydworrell #florida #georgeworrelliii #jefferyworrell #wonderland #georgeworrell #johnwmosley #katelynowens (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wednesday assorted links
1. Teacher-driven changes in ideas during the Scientific Revolution at Oxford and Cambridge (Julius Koschnick of LSE is on the job market). 2. ChatGPT grey markets in everything. 3. Kiwi family goes to Walmart for the first time (video). 4. Zero-sum thinking and political divides. 5. The course of…#scientificrevolution #oxford #cambridge #juliuskoschnickoflse #walmart #brazil #hazelmeade (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Jay-Z Recalls 6th-Grade Teacher & How Excited She Was That He Could Read at a 12th-Grade Level
As fans gear up for Jay-Z‘s CBS interview with Gayle King on Tuesday night (Nov. 14), the network delivered a new teaser ahead of their much-anticipated conversation. In the new clip, Jay speaks on his teachers’ influence and how one specifically played an integral role in his development. “Miss…#gayleking #bookofhov #brooklynlibrary #jayz #cbsmornings (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Racism Affects the Mental Health of Black Youth
On Sept. 25, 2023, the Biden-Harris administration announced that it will be investing some $200 million in the youth mental health crisis. Since youth mental health was declared a national emergency in 2021, multiple experts, including the U.S. Surgeon General, have cited social media and the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things, as major contributing factors.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But what has not been talked about to the same extent, is how anti-Black racism is fueling the youth mental health crisis. Racism has a crucial impact on the mental health of ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda Joy Calhoun Tags: Uncategorized freelance Health Care Source Type: news

Spain is cracking down on mobile phone use in schools
, introducing total bans or highly regulating the devices that many teachers and parents say are not neeed. All over Spain, WhatsApp groups have been buzzing with parents debating one of the most divisive topics in the country: no, not…#spain #whatsapp #spanish #barcelona #unesco #catalonia #tomeubauzágayá #palmademallorca #tomeu #tonisocies (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news