Cold and flu season is upon us and parents are already missing work to take care of sick kids.
A new survey of more than 1,000 parents of school-aged children revealed the top illnesses parents are concerned about during the school year and the impact those illnesses have on families and working parents.
65% of parents say it is difficult to work when a child is home sick
57% of parents have taken a full or half day off work due to a child being home sick
1 in 5 parents admit to encouraging kids to still go to school even when they do not feel well
Nearly 47% do not have child care to rely on if their child cannot go into school
46% of parents with young children say they’ve dealt with a daycare shutdown due to illness
While most families are taking precautions to avoid the winter sickness surge, 80% of parents believe their kids will still end up getting sick.
Nearly 1 in 4 parents believe their kids will get sick 3 times.
What are the top illnesses parents are concerned about this school year?
Covid-19, the flu, the common cold and strep throat are the four illnesses top-of-mind for concerned parents.
Children and Common Illnesses: 48% Already Sick In the 2022-2023 School Year.
Reading about crime in American schools is more important than ever. Parents in the United States have many sleepless nights thinking about school violence.
Remember when you were in middle school? It is awkward and confusing time for many. It has its good and bad moments. While some of us may want to forget it, the non-profit Higher Achievement believes Middle school is an exciting time of growth for teens to dreams, gain sense of self develop and begin to shape their career paths. Thousands of talented young people in the DMV region are living this pivotal time, but too many lack access to opportunities to help them thrive. With community leadership and your partnership, Higher Achievement is able to step in to fill those gaps.
One of the most important factors in recovering from this learning loss is extra hours of instruction and academic support. Higher Achievement is working to be part of the academic solution, in support of social-emotional learning and high school readiness.
Help Higher Achievement’s scholars on their journey towards success in high school and beyond by attending Going Places 2022, on November 2 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, or by making your commitment of sponsorship by October 14.
Higher Achievement’s evidence-based program model prepares scholars academically and socially for high school, college, and careers. During their formative years at Higher Achievement, scholars:
Explore their interests
Define and pursue their goals for the future
Sharpen their communication skills
With the help of mentors, staff, and peers.
Higher Achievement scholars have futures as educators, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, and lawyers. No matter their path, scholars leave Higher Achievement well-prepared for placement in college preparatory high schools that will enable them to pursue their ambitions. This fall, Higher Achievement alumni are attending excellent schools throughout the metropolitan area, including School Without Walls, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, and Alexandria City High School.
Please consider celebrating and supporting the journey towards high school success by attending Going Places 2022, on November 2 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Higher Achievement would greatly appreciate your consideration of purchasing a ticket or otherwise donating.
Your support of this mission is a direct investment in the talented future leaders of our community.
Are you working or seeking a remote or hybrid job? 82% of workers now want remote or hybrid work options but some companies are still demanding employees come back to the office.
Corporate powerhouses like Morgan Stanley and Apple want their employees back in the office, despite the overwhelming data that shows people like remote or hybrid work as a permanent fixture in the corporate world.
In a recent study of 1,000 people across the US and Canada conducted by Jonathan Shroyer, CX Innovation Officer at Arise, found that 82% of people want hybrid or remote options and 61% of people wish they worked remotely while 21.8% of people surveyed said they want a hybrid option. 5% of those surveyed currently work in remote or hybrid roles.
Companies and employers who fail to understand what the majority of people want may see an increase in churn, poor acquisition rates and will see long-term, great employees leave for better, more forward-thinking companies.
“The future of work is increasingly digitized one. People can and have worked well remotely since the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the need for it. Now, people see the value in remote or hybrid work in a post-pandemic world. Smart companies will see and hear what their team wants and will accommodate them. The people are showing that they want remote and hybrid work, companies that will remain successful will listen to them,” explains business executive and Arise CX Innovation Officer Jonathan Shroyer.
A new study shows the District of Columbia is in the number one best shape in the nation.
America has long been among the fattest countries, and it got worse with nearly 50% of Americans putting on weight since the pandemic. Does your bathing suit feel a little tight this summer? You are not alone.
Beach season serves as a motivating factor to get back in shape, but some states are closer to attaining that elusive six-pack of abs, and getting all the health benefits.
RunReviews.com today released a study on the States in the Best and Worst Shape using the most recent data from the CDC on obesity, diabetes, heart disease, medical checkups, and number of gyms in all 50 states and Washington D.C.
D.C.’s ranking is due to having the Number two lowest obesity rate in the nation at 24.3%, the Number 1 lowest diabetes rate at 7.5%, and the Number 1 most gyms with 20.1 per 100,000 residents.
The nation’s capital scored above the national average in every category except one — only 71.8% of residents got annual wellness checkups compared to the national average of 74.9%.
The five places in the best shape are D.C., Massachusetts, Colorado, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. The five states in the worst shape are West Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Alabama.
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We’ve all experienced a lack of self-confidence at one point or another. From not making a sports team in school to being rejected by a job we really wanted, self-confidence is something women struggle with their entire lives.
When women advance in the workforce there can be many uncertainties that fill their heads—am I qualified for this role? Can someone do this better than me? Unfortunately, there are hurdles in women’s minds that discourage self-promotion, confidence and taking risks.
In celebration of International Women’s Month, we encourage women to bravely open themselves up to new challenges that will be beneficial for their careers. To help you navigate uncharted waters, you can look to female experts in business, management, and leadership to help you befriend your inner critic, overcome self-doubt, and move forward in your career bravely.
Below we will share a few words of wisdom from experts to boost your confidence and help you work bravely.
Be Flawsome
Striving for perfection, might be your kryptonite. When you set unrealistic expectations for yourself, you’ll only let yourself down when and if you don’t reach them. Speaker and consultant, Dr. Margie Warrel, recommends showing yourself some compassion when she wrote in an article for Forbes to be “flawsome.” Being flawsome means to embrace your humanity and own your fallibility.
Seek Out Mentorship
The next lesson in working more bravely, is to seek out mentorship from someone you can learn from and share your aspirations with. Mentorship is critical to female professionals, as a mentor can push you to seek out advancement and help make sure you have the tools to be successful. Entrepreneur Liz Elting wrote in an article for Forbes that “Mentorship creates the opportunities that open more doors to more women, which just keeps the ball rolling.”
Practice Vulnerability
Studies show that there is no courage without vulnerability. The same rings true in the workforce. Author and researcher on vulnerability, Brené Brown, believes that the only way humans can truly connect is to embrace vulnerability. In order to be a rising leader in your organization, you must be honest with others and share your most authentic self.
We hope these few nuggets of advice from female leaders has inspired you to take steps in your career bravely and confidently. For more insight, explore Tommy John’s full article on self-confidence lessons or note their infographic below!
Happy National Coffee Day! Do you know the U.S. coffee industry is valued at $48 billion? Check out WalletHub, the personal-finance website, has released a new report on 2019’s Best Coffee Cities in America along with a list of top coffee deals and discounts offered by retailers during the holiday.
To determine the best local coffee scenes in America, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 14 key indicators of a strong coffee culture. The data set ranges from coffee shops, coffee houses and cafés per capita to average price per pack of coffee.The Coffee Scene in Washington (1=Best, 50=Avg.)
44th– Avg. Price per Pack of Coffee
7th– Avg. Spending on Coffee per Household
39th– % of Adults Who Reported Drinking “Ready-to-Drink” Coffee in the Past Six Months
11th– Coffee Shops, Coffee Houses & Cafés Per Capita
47th– Coffee & Tea Manufacturers per Capita
Washington, DC is the 7th best places to enjoy coffee in the United States.
Do you know house flippers are earning an average gross profit of $60,000 in the Q1 2019? For serious real-estate investors, it is important to find the best markets to list flipped properties. The personal-finance website WalletHub has released a report on 2019’s Best Places to Flip Houses , which compares more than 170 U.S. cities across 29 key metrics. The data set ranges from median purchase price to average full home remodeling costs to housing-market health index. Here are the top 10 best cities to flip houses and the worst cities:
Best Cities to Flip Houses
Worst Cities to Flip Houses
1
Sioux Falls, SD
163
Los Angeles, CA
2
Missoula, MT
164
New York, NY
3
Rapid City, SD
165
New Haven, CT
4
Billings, MT
166
Boston, MA
5
Peoria, AZ
167
Wilmington, DE
6
Tampa, FL
168
San Francisco, CA
7
Fort Smith, AR
169
Oakland, CA
8
Greensboro, NC
170
Newark, NJ
9
Las Cruces, NM
171
Yonkers, NY
10
Boise, ID
172
Bridgeport, CT
Best vs. Worst Cities to Flip Houses
Pittsburgh has the highest average gross return on investment, 144.16 percent, which is 8.5 times higher than in Austin, Texas, the city with the lowest at 16.96 percent.
Montgomery, Alabama has the lowest median purchase price, $50,000, which is 17.3 times lower than in San Jose, California, the city with the highest at $867,000.
Memphis, Tennessee, has the highest share of home flips, 11.66 percent, which is 6.9 times higher than in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city with the lowest at 1.70 percent.
Charleston, South Carolina, has the most real-estate agents (per 100,000 residents), 282, which is 31.3 times more than in Modesto, California, the city with the fewest at 9.
Little Rock, Arkansas, has the lowest average full home remodeling costs, $75,888, which is five times lower than in Atlanta, the city with the highest at $375,734.
