School officials are drawing more concern on the rampant usage of e-cigarettes in school campuses. Information drive on the health impact of vaping is being pushed. Widespread vaping in US high schools A school in Alabama removed the doors on their bathroom stalls just to stop students from hiding just to use vape. In Pennsylvania, […]
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) conference by University Global Compact will be attended by Rutgers University in Newark together with six higher education universities. The UGC serves as an international stage for universities and higher learning organizations which are interested in working for a better and sustainable future. The United Nations (UN) has made a list […]
The Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress or ISASP test has been praised for successfully tracking students’ educational proficiency levels. ISASP test depicts a worrying trend in math After the ISASP test was administered, the figures obtained showed that at least a quarter of the students had lower proficient levels in math, science, and language […]
More than a dozen Iranian students, who were set to study in the United States (US), have their dreams quashed as their visas were canceled suddenly and they were not allowed to board their flights to the US. The Iranian students were mainly headed to California for their programs in engineering and computers. Sudden rise […]
A smart glove meant for patients with Parkinson’s disease won the two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The awardee is Kunal Mankodiya, an associate professor of engineering at the University of Rhode Island and could help in its commercialization. NSF has acknowledged Mankodiya’s efforts of developing the smart glove […]
At the Battery Park in New York, Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate change activist, talks to students about the consequences of inaction by world leaders. Consistency has always been a mantra that has been demonstrated by Greta through her action. One year ago, she had taken the fight to the Swedish parliament after being not […]
Anti-vax parents in New York have taken to the street to protests in what they term as an infringement of their right to choose if to vaccinate their children or not. The law which has already come into effect allows children who are not fully vaccinated to be sent home. The law came was enacted […]
Cushman School, a Miami-based private school, has made a bold move of installing a high-tech gun detection system. Notably, administrators at Cushman School have revealed that this decision was propelled by the urge for more surveillance and security given that gun violence and mass shootings have risen in American schools. The system was incorporated into the […]
Experts have said that NLRB should not be the one making this decision against unions. They should not be able to determine who is a worker and who is not. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an organization responsible for coming up with US labors regulations has ruled that it will no longer be possible to […]
A survey by Northeastern University revealed that forty-eight percent (48%) of the HR leaders interviewed believed that the value of educational credentials had increased in the last five (5) years. Consequently, twenty-nine percent (29%) of them thought that it had held steady. Educational credentials are fundamental in the job market as they propel efficiency and […]
