This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study finds that protection of the northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest led to as many as 32,000 timber job losses, compared to the 130,000 jobs the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Yessika Magdaleno, owner of a home-based child care program in Orange County, Calif., is a problem-solver by nature. When she opened her program 20 years ago, she attracted families by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 is quickly changing the way people work. Where they can, employees are remote working, staying in touch with colleagues by phone and new technologies, combining home and work life,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The global fashion and retail industry’s reliance on producing quick-turnaround goods at a low cost through outsourcing and complex, globalised supply chains has allowed forced labour to thrive, workers’ rights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The author and professor Ken Bain once wrote, “Teaching is one of the human endeavors that rarely benefits from its past … For the most part, [great teachers’] insights die with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The nation is almost back to pre-pandemic employment levels, but rural areas are lagging in several ways, according to a Daily Yonder analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Essentially, metropolitan counties…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women working in African media were twice as likely to experience sexual harassment at work than men, according to a new report by Women in News, a media development program by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From fast food chains to mid-level eateries to high-end bistros, restaurants are reportedly having trouble luring workers back into the industry after a year of unprecedented upheaval. The so-called labor shortage has reached “crisis” levels,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report for June, released today, showed a continuation of the steady economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationally, 850,000 jobs were added last month, while the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. June was a month of strong employment gains. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Employment Situation Summary, the economy added 850,000 jobs between mid-May and mid-June, well…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The long-running pandemic has disrupted every facet of education. But the early childhood sector has been particularly devastated. Over the past 16 months, young children have experienced learning setbacks and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Roma Ouk moved from Southern California to Scottsdale, Arizona, to get a fresh start, he decided to go back to school. The first thing he had to do was…