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Is This Video App Safe? Mozilla Privacy Report Offers a Look

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She is the vice president of advocacy and engagement at the Mozilla Foundation, which today released a new report examining the privacy and security policies of 15 commonly used video-conferencing apps. Researchers also reached out to the companies to clarify confusing policies and for additional information, she added.

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Few preschool apps are developmentally appropriate, report finds

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Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Those are the findings of a report recently released by researchers at the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. Companies know if you want parents to download their apps, claiming it’s ‘educational’ is going to increase those chances,” Golin said.

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New report gives Mississippi an F in regulatory oversight of for-profit colleges

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A new report says the state of Mississippi does not do enough to regulate for-profit colleges. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report. Reports by other organizations have highlighted the outsized impact such practices have on vulnerable low-income and minority students — including those in Mississippi. Weekly Update.

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Nine New Lawsuits Target ?Inclusive Access? Textbook Programs, Alleging Antitrust Violations

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Nine lawsuits filed in March, April and May against major textbook companies and retailers take aim at their bulk deals with colleges to offer online course materials, sometimes referred to as “inclusive access” programs. And in February, nonprofit advocacy organization U.S. In my mind it makes the opt-out option illusory.”

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Smoothing the path for immigrants to finish their college degrees

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He recalls finding (and paying a considerable amount for) an outside company that could convert his transcripts into something more comparable to the U.S. About 23 percent of Latino adults between the ages of 25 and 29 have a bachelor’s degree, compared to 45 percent of their white peers, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center report.

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

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Among the signatories were large companies that included Athletes Unlimited, Care.com, Patagonia and Synchrony. That has led the company to expand its child care benefits. Marshall Plan for Moms also released a new report in May, with McKinsey & Co., At Synchrony, 60 percent of our workforce are women.

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Tight labor market hits after school

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The last bell of the school day is when the work truly begins for staff at the Wisconsin Youth Company. Unlike some after-school programs, Wisconsin Youth Company does not focus on academic tutoring or instruction. The company has had to temporarily shut programs because of staff absences.

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