Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Nicole Smith
Men Are Experiencing More Job Growth Than Women in AI-Exposed Occupations
(Tom Werner via Getty Images) Artificial intelligence is transforming U.S. workplaces. AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are bringing new efficiencies to certain work tasks and automating others. These technologies are still relatively new, and it’s too early to tell if they will lead to job loss or job growth in the long run. But there are early signs of a gender gap: Employment growth has been slower for women than for men in occupations with more exposure to AI.
Learning by leading: Montverde Academy student assistants gain real-world skills
Student assistants at Montverde Academy play an essential role in supporting faculty, enhancing classroom experiences, and gaining real-world skills that shape their paths beyond campus. Students earn a .5 credit per semester that they serve as assistants across a variety of departments. Arianna Waldman assists teacher Lynne Moore in the school’s Beehive and campus store and is an entrepreneurship student in Lance Walsworth’s class.
Learning by leading: How Montverde Academy student assistants gain real-world skills
Student assistants at Montverde Academy play an essential role in supporting faculty, enhancing classroom experiences, and gaining real-world skills that shape their paths beyond campus. Students earn a .5 credit per semester that they serve as assistants. This year’s group of seniors demonstrates initiative, creativity, and leadership across a variety of departments. One student who has embraced every opportunity is Arianna Waldman, who assists Mrs. Lynne Moore in the Beehive and the campus store.
Looming Skills Shortages Threaten Occupations Critical to Societal Well-Being
The US is facing an imminent crisis: Millions of workers from the baby boom generation will reach retirement age between now and 2032, and there are simply not enough younger workers with equivalent education and training to meet labor-force needs.
Older Students Connect With The Youngest
The youngest and the oldest students in the Catalina Foothills School District are learning together through a collaboration between the Valley View Early Learning Center (VVELC) and the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program offered at Catalina Foothills High School. A house behind the high school on Valley View Road served as the initial location of VVELC when it began in 1998.
Full funding will boost opportunities for students with disability
16 May 2024 Every classroom in every school has students with complex needs. They are taught by dedicated teachers and support staff who, for more than a decade, have not been backed with the resources they need to do their jobs well. That has left public schools struggling to find the resources they needed for their students and has caused far-reaching consequences for schools, teachers and students.
Not a Popularity Contest
The Atlantic is currently a great source of inspiration. Today it was this article by Stephanie H. Murray on parents being unable to win on social media. I have three kids of various genders and orientations between the ages of 26 and 34, and can confidently say that as a mom, by definition I'm wrong the vast majority of the time. Fell in love with my now second husband and moved away from the city in which my kids were born? How could I do that? Why didn't I force my beloved to move to my city?
A walk with invasive species
In my brief time as an editorial intern for Pasquines in Washington, DC, I spent most of my days off walking around the city. On my walks, I encountered a bird that I found to be startlingly different. It was a European Starling, a bird I had never seen before. It was more than just a pretty sight. The bird is listed on the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Invasive Species Information Center. They are invasive species that cause $800 million in agricultural damage annually.
Clery Act
In April 1986, Jeanne Clery, a student at Lehigh University, was sexually assaulted and murdered in her residence hall room. At that time universities or colleges were not required to track or disclose crimes that occurred on campus. In 1990, Congress approved the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act, which requires colleges and universities, like UC, to make "timely warnings" to campus community members about specific types of crime if an ongoing threat is believed to exist.
OPINION: Training programs are welcome, but let’s not overlook the benefits of a bachelor’s degree
As the public grows more skeptical of the value of a college degree, career and professional training has become a popular alternative. Indeed, it is long past time for Americans to recognize the value of training programs in the labor market. But we must not lose sight of the fact that a bachelor’s degree is still the most reliable route to the middle class. Despite the value of the bachelor’s degree, there is widespread concern about the high cost of college and the growing student debt burden.
Do Invasive Wildlife Bounty programs work? The US Virgin Islands want to find out.
by | Nov 2, 2022 | Science and Environment, United States Virgin Islands | On October 7, Jose Bermudez became the first recipient of a $600 check. The check was from the Division of Fish and Wildlife in the United States Virgin Islands. This is part of their new bounty program for invasive species. Bermudez brought in snakes that were not native to the islands. Rewards for the snakes vary depending on size and species. This bounty program is part of the Invasive Species Eradication Community Program.
CEO Today Global Awards 2022: Interview with Nicole Smith
What first kickstarted your career in real estate? My career in real estate started at the age of 13 when looking at properties with my family. I was not old enough to obtain my real estate license, so I joined a few real estate investor groups and was mentored by some of the biggest players in the game at the time. I learned specifically what investors were looking for, how to price repairs, structure deals, and negotiate.
Managing Dairy Allergy at School: Steps to Success
Photo: Thinkstock Essential Steps Longtime food allergy advocate Maria Acebal, a director of FARE, the food allergy research and education organization, and former CEO of FAAN (its predecessor), sets out four essential steps to safeguarding your dairy-allergic child at school. 1. Get a Doctor’s Note. A written food allergy and anaphylaxis emergency care plan must be filled in and signed by your child’s physician and given to the school administration.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Nicole
Contact Nicole, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack