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Community engagement workshops focus on future of QPS
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (572+ words) Community engagement workshops begin Jan. 27 to help shape the future of Quincy Public Schools. "Anyone in the Quincy community is welcome to participate in these workshops," facilitator Ryan Sparks said. QUINCY " A series of community engagement workshops kicks off Tuesday…...
Preparing Students for What's Next in Work
1+ week, 1+ day ago (406+ words) (Family Features) Automation, AI and societal economic changes are affecting the workforce and making a significant impact on the employment prospects of future generations. More than one-third of today's college graduates are "underemployed," meaning they work jobs that don't require…...
5 Ways to Help Kids Beat the Winter Blues
1+ week, 5+ day ago (86+ words) Learn and build new skills" (BPT) - By Paul Miller, CTO, Wind River (BPT) - For many Gen Z workers, launching a meaningful career can feel overwhelming in today" (BPT) - By Eun Seok-hyun, president of the LG Vehicle Solution (VS) Company (BPT)…...
As Students Return to School from Winter Break, Study Up On Tobacco Prevention
2+ week, 6+ day ago (633+ words) By Lacoadia Burkes, Acting Bureau Chief, Tobacco Free Florida" "(NAPSI)As Florida students sharpen their pencils and pack their backpacks to kickstart a new year and spring semester I'm asking the adults in their lives to prepare for something equally…...
Engaging Students in STEM Careers
3+ week, 4+ day ago (201+ words) (NAPSI)Good news for educators and parents: There's an effective way to help students connect the real world to classroom learning while discovering career skillsand it's free. According to Education Insights Report 2025, 67% of students worry that education isn't evolving to…...
Holiday travel: How one airline flies children to their wishes
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (542+ words) Since 1986, United Airlines has helped grant life-changing wish experiences that help wish kids and their families replace fear with confidence, sadness with joy " and anxiety with hope. A big trip to the Big Apple Experiencing New York City during the…...
Critical care warriors: Anesthesiologists help young mom breathe again
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (383+ words) (BPT) - When fourth-grade teacher and new mom Brianna Iacona caught COVID-19 weeks before her 30th birthday, her mild symptoms rapidly escalated into life-threatening respiratory failure. After 97 days in the intensive care unit (ICU) and a double lung transplant, she made a…...
Hospital staff brings health, wellness lessons to middle school classrooms
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (644+ words) Haddie Roberts-Hendrickson, left, and Shelbi Mott work together to mix up and taste a healthy protein ball-inspired snack in Rachelle Wisehart's life skills class at Carthage Middle School. Memorial Hospital Chef Amber Clark and dietitian Jennifer Soucie visited the class…...
Why a college savings plan account can be one of the best gifts
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (716+ words) The cost of college has risen substantially over the past 20 years. According to the College Board Trends in College Pricing, the cost of a four-year undergraduate education " which includes tuition, room and board " increased by 68% at private colleges and universities…...
Providing beds for children a Slumberland holiday tradition
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (443+ words) Slumberland Store Manager Rick Bonigen, in red sweater, and story employees load beds for the Salvation Army into a truck. Slumberland donated 19 beds to benefit Quincy area children." QUINCY " Slumberland Store Manager Rick Blonigen and his employees expected to sleep…...