Education has gone through a lot of changes over the last several years, and it continues to change as technologies emerge and new insights into how people learn can be applied.
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Nearly 20 percent of working-age adults in the U.S. don’t have a high school diploma. That’s over 30 million people who are trying to provide for themselves and their families without having one of the most important credentials. Goodwill strives to help people everyday by finding new ways to address this most critical issue.
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Last October, I was fortunate to view a screening of “Night School,” a documentary by filmmaker Andrew Cohn that explores the lives of three Indianapolis-based students determined to graduate from an adult charter high school. The film premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival and opened theatrically in various markets this June.
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Neuroscience research indicates that being excluded from a group triggers activity in the same regions of the brain associated with physical pain. What’s more is that even people who consider ourselves as champions of diversity and inclusion also exclude. We readily justify. Our justifications sound reasonable. Yet, when we look closely, these justifications reveal unconscious biases that come from a lifetime of conditioning.
How Effective Are You in Managing Diversity? Based on thousands of employee interviews, Gallup identified a list of 10 questions that, when asked of employees, indicate how inclusive a company is and how effective it is at managing diversity.
Diversity and inclusion encompasses race, culture and a whole lot more. Here are a few factors that stand out when it comes to diversity and inclusion.
Current studies on diversity and inclusion all indicate that it is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do for your business. Learn about the key building blocks to success that can have your organization cultivating an inclusive environment.
Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that many of your friends, family and others in your community lost their job! In her new book, Amy Goldstein shares the story of one community where residents were plunged into unemployment and poverty after the town's largest employer left. Here is what we can learn from their story and the unfortunate reality of re-training today’s workers.
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Despite the nation’s low unemployment rate of 4.4 percent, many U.S. employers still report struggles with finding qualified workers to fill vacancies. This phenomenon is often generalized as the “skills gap,” or a gap between the skills workers possess and the ones demanded by employers.
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The daily news cycle in the United States consistently discusses the national unemployment rate. In early May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) reported that the unemployment rate nationwide declined to 4.4 percent, the lowest level in almost a decade and a milestone in the long road back from the Great Recession. The rate was 4.9 percent a year ago. So this is all good…right?! The answer is: “It Depends.”
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IKEA has loads of money-saving products and solutions to help you save energy and water, reduce waste and promote healthy living. And, on Earth Day, its hosting the IKEA Sustainable Living Your Way event, at most IKEA U.S. stores, in conjunction with Goodwill.
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Do you consciously get dressed knowing what you are wearing? Several years ago, Dr. Christina Dean, founder and CEO of Redress, an NGO working to reduce waste in the fashion industry, posed this question. Her message on reuse and sustainability in retail is still just as relevant today. Dean describes the industry as both “wonderful” and “horrific.”
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