Advertising Week 2022: What the Future Has in Store for Marketing

Advertising Week NYC 2022 wrapped up recently on October 20th, concluding four days of networking, speaking lectures, discussions, and other marketing-related events. Advertising Week is a major gathering of advertising and communications professionals, who come together to discuss the latest trends, strategies, and perspectives in the industry. The recent event in New York marked the first in-person event Advertising Week held since the start of the pandemic, signaling the industry’s desire to meet in ...

How The Largest School Districts Are Attracting Talent

Teachers, administration, and faculty are the backbone of any school district. However according to the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), most of America’s biggest school districts are facing staffing shortages threatening their talent supply. While schools were already facing shortages, the pandemic greatly worsened them and their impact on school districts. With teachers and staff being so crucial to keeping schools running, many districts are being forced to get creative with their talent ...

Declining Enrollment Gives Colleges and Universities Their Toughest Test Yet

Across the country, college and university enrollment has seen a noticeable decline over the last few years. In Spring 2022, there was a drop of 4.7% in undergraduate admissions compared to Spring 2022, which is equivalent to over 600,000 students, according to US News. Combining that with the drop that admissions saw in Spring 2021, college enrollment has seen an overall 9.4% decline since the start of the pandemic. New Jersey wasn’t immune from the enrollment declines, either. According to the Office ...

Combatting The National Teacher Shortage

The national teacher shortage the country is facing is well known by now, and many states are scrambling to find ways to fight it, New Jersey included. Some states, like California and Arizona for example, have resorted to lowering the barrier to entry for teachers, including removing testing requirements or even no longer requiring a college degree. While strategies like these may get more teachers in the door, they don’t address the fundamental problems which are driving teacher shortages, such as a l ...

Tips for the Upcoming School Year

We’re in the last few weeks of summer, and preparations for the new school year are ramping up. And it’s not just students going back-to-school shopping. Teachers too are planning out their lesson plans and schedules. Whether you’re going back to the same school or applying to a new one, here are some tips that teachers can use to help prepare themselves for the new school year: Don’t just be a teacher. Be a learner as well. Go over the last school year to see what worked and what didn’t. Did a c ...