I started cleaning at the Helix in DCU, four days after I turned 16. I suppose you could call it nepotism as my mam worked there already so that is how I got the job - and I really like it, which is why I'm still there. But it did take up a lot of my time when I was in school, particularly from November to January during the panto season as I would be working late and sometimes would not be finished until midnight if the bar was open after the show.
If you love the idea of tutoring young people, six weeks of vacation, and an annual salary of more than a quarter million dollars, there's a new job that might be perfect for you. Instead of working as a computer programmer or financial analyst, you can make the same kind of money while living in a fully furnished home-by tutoring a young woman with academic anxiety.
I don't know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn't one of the handful of presumably more academically advanced kiddos that my kindergarten teacher invited to open the chest. My distinct impression at the time was that my teacher didn't think I was worthy of the enrichment because I frequently spilled my chocolate milk at lunch and I had also once forgotten to hang a sheet of paper on the class easel-instead painting an elaborate and detailed picture on the stand itself.
Average reading scores for fourth-grade students in 2024 dropped two points since 2022 and five points since 2019, as measured by the so-called nation's report card. But according to a recent talk at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, the trend of American children reading below their grade levels stretches back decades before the pandemic - and teaching methods that fail to adequately challenge students, counterintuitive as it may seem, could be the culprit.
Narváez sees hope in the next generation of Ecuadorians. He also sees a challenge. Even the best education can't compete with the flood of unverified information that shapes young people's digital lives. He worried his students didn't care whether what they saw on social media was true. But he found something unexpected: his students were already skeptical.
Childhood doesn't end the day you turn five, Ruth Lue-Quee said to me on the phone as she shepherded her son to the playground this half term. Playing is what children are born to do. It's innate in them. It is how they learn. The former deputy headteacher's petition to make play-based pedagogy a core part of the key stage 1 (KS1) national curriculum in England has garnered almost the required 100,000 signatures for debate in parliament.
In England's schools, children are not only pupils but also data subjects. From the moment they are born, a digital record begins to take shape - one that will follow them through nursery, primary school, secondary education, and in many cases well into adulthood. What was once a matter of paper registers and filing cabinets has become a complex infrastructure of digital systems, databases, and analytics tools, managed by both the state and private companies, for AI, surveillance, and more.
For the past few months, a group of engineering students from San Jose State University has been working on a project that's sure to land them at the top of Santa's "nice" list. Instead of building the next AI platform, they've been trying to bring smiles to the faces of kids and adults by making penguins fly for Christmas in the Park.
As the largest art and design school in the United States-with nearly 17,000 students enrolled at its Savannah and Atlanta campuses-the Savannah College of Art and Design prides itself on offering a course of study for almost every type of creative person. Along with degree programs in animation, film and television, game development, graphic design, and illustration, SCAD tempts students with courses in beauty and fragrance, sneaker design, luxury and brand management, and equestrian studies.
We need to give teens supervised access to financial tools earlier in their lives. Let them learn financial responsibility through real experience. Help them build smart money habits in a controlled environment. By the time they hit 18, every teen should have the financial knowledge-and the confidence-to manage their money independently.
Look for the teachers getting down on their level, walking from child to child, asking each one questions about their activity/day, and seeming genuinely interested in each child as they speak to them! Early on, when working in childcare, I struggled with this way more than I do now, honestly, being worried that the kids just wouldn't like me. But kids like consistency and safety, which is what that trust-building is for.
Chegg is slashing about 45% of its workforce-388 roles-as the company says the "new realities of AI" and a sharp drop in Google-driven traffic have significantly reduced its student traffic and revenue. The edtech company will eliminate 388 positions globally, about 45% of its staff, in a major restructuring aimed at cutting costs and reshaping operations for an AI-first market environment. Chegg attributed the cuts to generative AI's rapid adoption among students and reduced Google referrals to content publishers, which it said have materially eroded demand for its services.
Cabin Fever 2025, organized by Hello Wood, took place in Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic, on the grounds of a former textile factory and wartime labor camp. The event combined an international summer school and design-build festival under the theme 'Quality Time - Connection to Each Other.' Participants from across the world collaborated with Arthur Mamou-Mani [UK], Geoffrey Eberle - Entropic [ES], Mjölk architekti [CZ], and Hello Wood [HU] to construct experimental cabins exploring how spatial design can support intimacy, dialogue, and collective experience.
iSpring Suite is an all-in-one authoring tool that lets users design pro-looking eLearning content-interactive courses, quizzes, video tutorials, role-plays, SCORM-compliant eBooks, and interactions-with no tech skills or IT background. "With strong AI capabilities, iSpring Suite moves beyond a traditional authoring tool to become a strategic partner in course creation," said Michael Keller, Chief Product Officer at iSpring Solutions. "By automating routine tasks, AI allows L&D professionals to focus on what really matters: creativity and innovation in designing truly engaging learning experiences."
Absorb LMS is a well-known name in the corporate learning world. It gets a lot of attention for its deep e-commerce engine, making it a common choice for businesses that sell training. The learning platform also efficiently manages complex external training programs for customers, franchises, or partners. But no single learning management system, even a very capable one, can be the perfect tool for every company.
Not long ago, the idea of computers understanding how students feel or think sounded like science fiction, but today, it is becoming a reality. This is called neuroadaptive learning, and it's basically a combination of education, neuroscience, and AI. This approach allows learning systems to adapt in real time based on what's happening in a student's brain, creating a personalized and responsive experience.
I can't remember exactly what it was in reference to, but I said something like if you're working to grades six, seven and the whole class burst out laughing. It took me completely by surprise. My first thought was that I'd made an allusion to something rude, or that they'd heard something in my accent that sounded funny. A bit exasperated but genuinely curious and aware that they weren't intending to be mean I got them to explain.
Daniela Sponder, whose five-year-old son Luca has a speech delay, said even his school's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) coordinator was "blindsided" by the decision. Ms Sponder added: "She was mortified that she hadn't been made aware by the council. "The SEND coordinator is our go-to person." Another parent, Amy Jones, was also taken by surprise to find her eight-year-old son Harry's SALT had been abruptly cut, despite being a legal entitlement under his EHCP.
The move brings together two quality platforms to create a unified, enhanced learning ecosystem, combining Learning Pool's strength in analytics and platform capabilities with Elucidat's innovation in scalable content creation and AI-powered authoring. This expansion follows the recent addition of WorkRamp to Learning Pool's expanding portfolio. WorkRamp is a next-generation Learning Management System (LMS) designed for mid-market and extended enterprise use cases, that aims to provide an intuitive, high-impact experience for employees and customers.
The board voted to have the district's general counsel Jenine Lindsey negotiate a contract for up to $150,000 with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, an education consulting firm that has placed 76 superintendents in California over the last 10 years. According to its application packet, Hazard, Young helped Oakland hire its director of special education, deputy chief of talent, and deputy chief of facilities in 2015.
