Education: Group proposes standardization of college “core” courses
Should college "core requirements" be standardized? Some think so.
Demographics, Education: Half of companies eliminating 4-year degree requirement
55% of companies eliminated a 4-year degree requirement in 2023 for some jobs, and 45% will eliminate it in 2024.
Finance: 1 in 4 Americans have debts from last year’s holiday shopping
1 in 4 Americans are paying off debt from last year's holiday spending; 1 in 5 have applied for another credit card so they can spend more this year.
Education: Competency-based certification now “in”
Skill certifications based on what you already know and can do - rather than a college degree - is now called competency-based education.
Education: Oregon’s median class size is 22
The median number of students in a class in Oregon schools is just 22. Teachers are likely to strike, and are asking for smaller class sizes. Or that for each…
Education: Oregon high school students no longer need to demonstrate proficiency to graduate
Oregon again says students don’t need to prove mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate, citing harm to students of color – oregonlive.com Rather than seek ways to improve…
Demographics, Education: Fewer jobs for those with grad degrees
Employers no longer seeking as many grad degree holding job applicants, possibly due to the shrinking younger cohorts and labor shortage.
Climate: “Climate change will kill 1 billion people”; we should execute climate change deniers
A professor argued for the execution of anyone labeled a climate denier. He believes in academic freedom for himself, but not for others - those that disagree should be executed.…
Demographics: Jackson MS proposes closing 16 schools
More school closures due to the fertility rate collapse.
Education: AI renders many college degrees of less value
The value of many 4-year degrees may be short lived, due to rapid skill requirement changes in the workplace.