QUICK TAKES

QUICK TAKES (30)

On May 1, the New York City Department of Education passed a policy banning the city’s public school teachers from interacting with students through personal social media accounts.
Beginning Fall 2012, Plaza Cafe and Ocean view terrace will close on weekends in an effort to save money, but both Dining halls along with Foodworx will have extended weekday…

Quick Takes: Automated Essay Grading Software

Written by Hilary Lee
Tuesday May 01, 2012 - 12:33PM
On April 11, researchers from the University of Akron released a study that found that automated grading software and human graders gave similar scores to over 22,000 student-written essays.

Quick Takes: State-Mandated Lunch Breaks

Written by Guardian Opinion
Monday April 23, 2012 - 1:44PM
On  April 12,  the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Brinker Restaurant Corp. et al v. The Superior Court that employers do not need to regulate state-mandated lunch breaks.
On March 20, the Associated Press reported that employers across the U.S. are soliciting the Facebook passwords of job applicants as part of the interview process.
Page 1 of 3