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Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a rare eye disease that may eventually cause her to go blind. Recently retired nurse Joyce Gimmestad...

Politics and education reform are amongst the key topics at a national convention of greater than 3,500 teachers union members this week, including some from Minnesota.The American Federation of Teachers is among the many groups that endorsed Kamala Harris for president,...

Amy Lindgren Have you ever ever heard of IDPs, or individual development plans? These short documents are used to discover and track progress toward academic or skilled goals. They often contain a straightforward grid, with rows for perhaps three goals...

Amy Lindgren Second Sunday Series – Editor’s Note: That is the eighth of 12 columns on making a profession change which appear the second Sunday of every month, from September through August. Last month’s column discussed LinkedIn for career-changers, while...

Amy Lindgren Do you dread making mistakes in interviews? That’s probably good, since over-confidence might be problematic. Finding the suitable level of nervousness might rely on avoiding the mistakes you possibly can anticipate. These 20 don’t represent a comprehensive list,...

Amy Lindgren We’re not too far into 2024, so it still feels timely to arrange for achievement in the brand new yr. One solution to try this is by clearing away the clutter from last yr, to make room for...

Amy Lindgren Second Sunday Series – Editor’s Note: That is the fifth of 12 columns on making a profession change which appear the second Sunday of the month, from September through August. Last month’s column presented profession change steps in...

Amy Lindgren Do people still make Latest Years’ resolutions? I do, although I’ve noticed  a change over the past few years. As an alternative of an extended list of self-challenges, I’ve gone to shorter, more amorphous goals. You realize —...

Amy Lindgren When you’re a reader, then you definitely already know that books are available in all stripes and flavors. Whatever issue you’re working through, whatever curiosity has overtaken you, or whatever hour you’re attempting to kill, there might be...

Amy Lindgren It needs to be one in every of the larger conundrums of the vacation season: The way to handle gift-giving for friends and family members who're in search of work. On the one hand, you don’t need to ignore...