About 40% of full-time college students and 74% of part-time college students work while enrolled in school. College work experiences help students finance their education and cover basic needs, and they can also help them identify career interests, build valuable skills, and establish professional networks. However, finding high-quality work opportunities can be challenging, particularly for low-income or first-generation students.
One high-quality job for college students is tutoring elementary and secondary school students. These are “win-win” opportunities because they provide rewarding paid positions to college students and assist K-12 students at a time when they need more dedicated learning support, Carly D. Robinson, Katharine Meyer, and Susanna Loeb argue.
Tunisia abandons two-state solution. Tunisian President Kais Saied has made a major shift to the nation’s foreign policy—rejecting a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians. Sharan Grewal discusses the consequences of this shift and how Iran, China, and Russia factor into the equation.
Fallout from the Trump guilty verdict. Last week, former U.S. President Donald Trump was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of 34 felony counts of falsification of business records in the first degree. Norman Eisen joins The Current podcast to discuss what the verdict means for U.S. politics and the rule of law.
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