Why New Hampshire Factories Are Struggling to Fill Jobs

STATE IMPACT & NPR | By AMANDA LODER

Nationally, there are about 600,000 unfilled factory jobs.  But despite high unemployment, many of these jobs are proving difficult for employers to fill.

That’s because American manufacturers are increasingly looking for workers with specialized skills. And those skills can take a long time for workers to learn.

Separation Anxiety

STANFORD MAGAZINE | By JOAN O’C. HAMILTON

Now that there’s no escaping the digital world, research is getting more serious about what happens to personalities that are incessantly on.

Education Without Borders

HUFFINGTON POST | By GORDON BROWN

Parents living in conflict zones make extraordinary efforts to keep alive the hope that comes with education. Sadly, the same cannot be said of the international community. Currently less than 2 per cent of humanitarian aid is dedicated to education.

Younger Employees Lack Basic Skills

INC.com  |  BY AGNUS LOTEN

A new survey of employers finds that recent high school and college graduates fall short in a number of areas.With small businesses scrambling to find qualified employees, a recent national survey of employers found that young people are increasingly ill-prepared for today’s workforce, lacking basic skills in communications and critical thinking.

What It Takes to Make a Student

NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE | BY PAUL TOUGH

Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley showed that language exposure in early childhood correlated strongly with I.Q. and academic success later on in a child’s life. Hearing fewer words, and a lot of prohibitions and discouragements, had a negative effect on I.Q.; hearing lots of words, and more affirmations and complex sentences, had a positive effect on I.Q.