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Akron Shumaker associate to receive a 30 for the Future Award
As a teenager at Jackson High School, Massillon, Ohio native Michael J. Class was a competitive athlete, who played soccer, volleyball and track and field.
“Being an athlete was my identity until I got injured in high school and it no longer could be,” Class said.
Given his penchant for competition, Class ... (full story)
Summit County Juvenile Court Magistrate named a 30 for the Future honoree
From the time she was in middle school, Sharon, Pennsylvania native Kate Calla had an interest in juvenile and family law.
“Both of my parents were educators, so I grew up watching two of my biggest role models dedicate their careers to educating and supporting young people, and I think that’s when I first b ... (full story)
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As workplace surveillance grows, experts say it's good to know the ways your employer is watching
NEW YORK (AP) — College administrators read an adjunct professor’s comments to students on personal essays. Managers told a pharmacist to spend less time with patients after tracking the number and length of her appointments. Scanners on a warehouse conveyor belt monitored the pace of workers to ensure they inspected hun ... (full story)
Schools are starting to teach AI literacy. For many, that means helping kids see chatbots' flaws
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Artificial intelligence chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere, but to prepare for the new school year, a group of educators in Charleston, South Carolina, packed into a high school auditorium and talked about inviting AI into the classroom.
The teachers and principals watched as ... (full story)
How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In between morning feedings, the gibbons begin to sing — loudly.
Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.
Over the p ... (full story)