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8+ min ago (924+ words) DENVER " On a bus headed downtown, Cherri McKinney opened a compact mirror and " even as the vehicle rattled and blinding morning sun filled the window " skillfully applied eyeliner. McKinney is a licensed aesthetician. She went into bookkeeping after graduating from high school in 1992, then ran a waxing salon for years. Later, she shifted into human resources at a homeless shelter. But stepping off the bus, she started her work day as a benefits and leave administrator for Colorado's Department of Labor and Employment. She wouldn't have made it past some hiring managers. "My background is kind of all over the place," McKinney said. "You might have looked at my r'sum' and thought, "Wow, this girl doesn't have a college education." "I think it's a sort of do-or-die moment" for skills-based hiring, said Amanda Winters, who advises state governments on skills-based…...

11+ min ago (262+ words) Amid worsening air quality in Delhi, the Union Territory government on Monday issued a directive asking all schools to conduct online-only classes for students from nursery to Class 5, in view of the sharp rise in pollution levels across the national capital. Worsening Air Quality: Delhi Orders Online-Only Classes For Nursery To Class 5 Due to the increased AQI (Air Quality Index) in Delhi, offline classes for students from nursery to class 5 have been suspended. Online classes will be mandatory for these grades until further notice. Amid worsening air quality in Delhi, the Union Territory government on Monday issued a directive asking all schools to conduct online-only classes for students from nursery to Class 5, in view of the sharp rise in pollution levels across the national capital. Until now, parents had been given the option to choose between sending their children to…...

11+ min ago (405+ words) Published - December 15, 2025 07:57 pm IST - Bengaluru The first principle for reconciling excellence with access in the field of education is a robust commitment to public funding, said N. Ram, former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, and Director of The Hindu Publishing Group. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of'Kristu Jayanti (deemed to be university), which was accorded the status in July 2025, Mr. Ram pointed out that not enough investments are being made in public institutions of higher learning. ' Mr. Ram also emphasised the importance of differential institutional missions to combat mediocrity.' Stressing on the importance of embedding equity into academic design, he noted that it shouldn't be limited to reservations during admissions. ' "Reservation policies deliver to a large extent, but academic designs still seem to work against providing real opportunities for those who are first-generation learners or from marginalised and underprivileged backgrounds," said Mr....

13+ min ago (154+ words) Udemy introduces instructor-led, AI-powered microlearning to turn long-form courses into adaptive, short-form experiences, rolling out in phases in 2026. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a global AI-powered skills acceleration platform, today announced the phased rollout of a new AI-powered microlearning experience designed to evolve how skills are developed across the platform " meeting learners where they are and expanding how instructors teach on Udemy. We believe Udemy AI Microlearning will connect instructor-validated content, learner progress, and real-time context " enabling the Udemy platform to deliver the right short-form learning experience at the right time, personalized to each individual learner. "At Udemy, instructors are central to how skills are developed on our platform," said Hugo Sarrazin, President and CEO at Udemy. "AI enables us to adapt and scale their expertise, while our platform provides the context needed to personalize each experience and…...

22+ min ago (1562+ words) Records obtained by The Texas Tribune show how universities are using the technology to reshape curriculum under political pressure, raising concerns about academic freedom. A senior Texas A&M University System official testing a new artificial intelligence tool this fall asked it to find how many courses discuss feminism at one of its regional universities. Each time she asked in a slightly different way, she got a different number. "Either the tool is learning from my previous queries," Texas A&M system's chief strategy officer Korry Castillo told colleagues in an email, "or we need to fine tune our requests to get the best results." It was Sept. 25, and Castillo was trying to deliver on a promise Chancellor Glenn Hegar and the Board of Regents had already made: to audit courses across all of the system's 12 universities after conservative outrage…...

23+ min ago (659+ words) The study even revealed kids even know about working animals CHILDREN know more about the animal kingdom than their parents, according to research. A poll of 1,000 parents and their children, found 77 per cent of grown-ups admit they have been posed an animal question from their child they didn't know the answer to. With pets, dinosaurs, and mammals among the areas children are particularly clued up on. While 82 per cent of parents have even had to turn to the internet to find answers to their kids' animal questions. Linda Edwards, chief executive of'SPANA, the global working animal welfare charity which commissioned the survey, said: "Children have an instinctive curiosity about the world and animals are a huge part of that. "When we nurture this interest, we spark compassion, deepen understanding, and help build the foundation for a lifelong respect for animals....

24+ min ago (1943+ words) AI is NOT the bubble... the real bubble is jobs. Entire industries are on the verge of disappearing, and college degrees are rapidly losing real-world value as automation accelerates. The next decade is set to erase millions of careers far faster than most Americans are prepared for. Manufacturing continues to collapse, robotics and AI are replacing workers at an unprecedented speed, and a widening disconnect between higher education and economic reality leaves younger generations feeling cut off from the American dream. A deepening generational divide, rising economic hopelessness, and the uncertain future of both white-collar and blue-collar work reveal a reshaped workforce where even trade skills are only temporarily secure. This is the new landscape facing the next generation'and it is arriving much sooner than anyone expected. TranscriptBelow is a rush transcript that may contain errorsGLENN: All right. So we…...

24+ min ago (202+ words) LANCASTER, Pa. " Centerville Elementary School, part of Hempfield School District in Lancaster County, will have enhanced security on Monday, Dec. 15, due to a threat that was made on Friday, school officials said. According to the school, they were made aware of a threat made by a CES student toward a "list" of other students. The information was investigated, and the student's family was contacted." The student does not have access to weapons, according to the school, and they will follow their Code of Conduct in terms of next steps for the student. "We are aware that rumors have circulated over the weekend, and we want to ensure our school community has accurate information," Centerville Elementary School said. "We commend the student who reported the concern and encourage all students to share important information with a staff member or administrator." It…...

25+ min ago (300+ words) Published - December 15, 2025 07:43 pm IST - Belagavi AIDSO members took out a protest rally in Belagavi on Monday, against the State government's plans to start magnet Karnataka Public Schools, saying that the government is closing rural schools in the name of merger. Protestors gathered at Dharwad Naka on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway near the Suvarna Soudha. They raised slogans against the State government and expressed the fear that nearly 40,000 government schools in rural areas faced closure in this exercise. AIDSO State vice-president Abhaya Diwakar said that Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa has been repeatedly making false claims about the scheme. "The Minister has said that no government school will be closed. But this is far from truth. Already, Education Department officials are closing down rural schools in Yadgir, Channapatna, Chitradurga, Chikkaballapur and other districts. An estimated 2,000 schools are likely to…...

25+ min ago (170+ words) In Online-Diskussionen auf X (ehemals Twitter) berichten Mitarbeitende offen "ber Ersch'pfung, Dauerstress und das Gef"hl, "nie wirklich Feierabend zu haben. Vertrauen ist das Fundament moderner Arbeit " doch erst Transparenz schafft Sicherheit. Studien zeigen, dass rund 68 % der Unternehmen nach klaren Strukturen suchen, um die unstrukturierte Vertrauensarbeitszeit abzul'sen. Genau hier setzt TimeSpin" an und verbindet Vertrauen mit messbarer Klarheit. Der physische W"rfel von TimeSpin" ist mehr als ein Gadget. Er macht Arbeitszeit sichtbar und bewusst. Jede Seite steht f"r eine T'tigkeit: Mit jeder Drehung beginnt oder endet eine Arbeitsphase. Dieses haptische Ritual schafft Klarheit im Kopf " und im Kalender. Bessere Work-Life-Balance Der bewusste Stopp der Zeiterfassung signalisiert dem Gehirn das Ende der Arbeit. Studien zeigen, dass Remote-Worker mit klaren Zeitsystemen deutlich seltener unter Ersch'pfung und Burnout leiden. Transparenz, die Vertrauen schafft Die minutengenaue Erfassung zeigt, wo Zeit wirklich investiert…...