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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: millennials

millennials stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

 Why Millenials Are 
 Quitting Teaching 


Aug 9, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Fine arrived to teach at an inner-city school 4 years ago, ready to “‘give back’ after spending 22 years in a suburban, Ivy League bubble,” she writes in the Washington Post. Now, like so many other young teachers, she’s leaving—not just because she’s... More »

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teaching • ambition • millennials • teachers

ANALYSIS

Climate Change May Usher GOP Into Ice Age

Republican Party ignores young voters' top concern—at its peril

May 8, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - By steadfastly opposing action on climate change, the GOP is signing its own death warrant, writes David S. Bernstein in the Boston Phoenix. The so-called “Millennial” generation—those born in 1980-2000—is 100 million strong, and doesn’t share Republicans' blasé attitude toward the environment. Says a Harvard analyst,... More »

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climate change • cap and trade • Republican Party • millennials

Glossies

 Tough Times Force 
 Gen Y to Buckle Down 

Young talent may have to stay put, but Managers need to keep them engaged

Jan 5, 09 8:05 PM CST
(Newser) - They're just out of school, but Millennials—the Gen Y techies who expect jobs-a-plenty and accommodating bosses—are hitting career walls in a plunging economy, the Economist reports. These Internet-savvy job-hoppers are cringing as managers get tough and autonomy withers. “The recession is creating lower turnover, but also higher... More »

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shrinking workforce • business manager • career • millennials • economic downturn

new release

Author Just Talking 'Bout
X Generation

'Ignored' demographic keeps 'everything from sucking,' book argues

Apr 18, 08 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Between the stuck-in-the-'60s boomers and their blog-happy offspring is a mighty yet forgotten generation, Jeff Gordinier writes in his new book, X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking. From less Dylan to more Cobain, the author wants the "dark-horse... More »

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baby boomer • generation gap • Generation X • Generation Y • millennials

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