THEFEDERALIST (Terry Stoops) - 5 Years Post-Covid, Public Middle Schoolers Still Can’t Read Or Do Math
Addressing the “middle school slump” requires a comprehensive strategy that refocuses on the fundamentals of education.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Foreigners Have Taken 90 Percent of Post-COVID U.S. Jobs.
An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data reveals that foreign-born workers have taken the overwhelming majority of new jobs in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic.
An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data reveals that foreign-born workers have taken the overwhelming majority of new jobs in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that since the pre-COVID peak, around 90 percent of net new jobs in the U.S. have been filled by foreign-born workers. DETAIL: The data, highlighted by Official Layoff (@LayoffAI) on X (formerly Twitter), indicates that foreign-born employment has increased by 4.3 million since February 2020 , while native-born employment has only grown by 471,000. This shift has raised the foreign-born share of the workforce from 17.5 percent to 19.6 percent—almost one in five. IMPACT: The…Open
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Linda McMahon shuts down Randi Weingarten’s A.I. warnings | National Report
Education Secretary Linda McMahon joined “National Report” to discuss the future of artificial intelligence in American classrooms and address the ongoing challenges of post-COVID learning loss.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Today's teens are a more sober, less social generation
Teens today are drinking less than their parents did — but the trends that may be supercharging their sobriety aren't all positive. The big picture: Researchers say there isn't one definitive reason for the shift . Some hypothesize it isn't solely a health kick, but that some teenagers have no one to say "cheers" with. - The generation whose childhood was warped by a pandemic and the exponential acceleration in tech and social media is, perhaps unsurprisingly, isolated . - "The way that we socialize post-COVID is just really different," says Rachel Janfaza, a Gen Z researcher and author of "The Up and Up" newsletter. Coupled with social media, "those two forces ... have created a perfect storm for a change in how we hang out." By…