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EEOC Complaint Says Targeted Facebook Job Listings Are Discriminatory

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The complaint—filed on behalf of three named women, the Communications Workers of America, and a class of millions of female job seekers nationwide—claims that Facebook and nine employers discriminated against women in targeted job postings on the social network. The same practice has previously been called out as discriminatory based on age.

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Reads of the Week: September 28, 2012

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I’m featuring the work of Jeff Cobb twice this week, not because he’s a North Carolina guy, but because he published two good posts about lifelong learning. Read more on DIY retooling in this New York Times article by Shaila Dewan: To Stay Relevant in a Career, Workers Train Nonstop. The results?

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Associations Respond to School Officer’s Treatment of Student

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Video of a North Carolina high school student being physically removed from a classroom last week went viral and became a flashpoint for public discussions about race and school policing. A viral video of a 16-year-old girl manhandled in a classroom opened a discussion on special training for officers who work in schools.

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CPA Group’s Recognition Program Introduces Students to Accounting

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To earn the AICPA recognition, high schoolers must register as an AICPA Start Here, Go Places student, take a pre- and post-program survey, participate in a summer enrichment course, pass two AICPA-approved NAF accounting classes, and complete an internship.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.21.18

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I went from stunning grueling experiences—hiking 14 miles down the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, staying overnight at Phantom Ranch at the bottom, hiking 10 miles up the South Rim the next day, and more hiking in Sedona AZ (Bear Mountain was the highlight)—to the intense reality of preparing for a direct hit by Hurricane Florence.