Mes: marzo 2021

«Ahora que la formación a distancia se está convirtiendo en la norma, My College Laptop ha identificado 10 colegios universitarios comunitarios innovadores que prestan un apoyo excepcional a estudiantes de bajos ingresos».

LEHI, Utah, 1 de marzo de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — My College Laptop, un sitio web de recursos educativos que promueve la inmersión tecnológica en colegios universitarios, cree que la tecnología ha sido injustamente desacreditada como uno de los factores que impulsan la desigualdad en los ingresos. El Centro de Investigaciones Pew destacó recientemente la brecha tecnológica, en particular el acceso a la tecnología de los estadounidenses de bajos ingresos, como un factor clave de la desigualdad en los ingresos.

Los estudios realizados por investigadores en educación desde preescolar hasta el grado 12 de la 

Universidad Estatal de Michigan 

demuestran resultados positivos entre los estudiantes con los programas «una laptop por estudiante», los programas de formación docente y los programas de inmersión tecnológica.

«Con resultados positivos entre los estudiantes desde preescolar hasta el grado 12 en todas las cohortes y niveles de ingresos, es interesante ver cómo programas concretos de entrega de laptops se abren paso en los colegios universitarios comunitarios.  Si asumimos las instituciones educativas desde el nivel preescolar hasta el grado 12 como indicadores principales, los colegios universitarios comunitarios que tratan de eliminar la brecha tecnológica finalmente mejorarán los resultados de sus estudiantes», señaló Terrence Thomas, director administrativo de My College Laptop.

My College Laptop ha compilado una lista de colegios universitarios comunitarios innovadores que tratan enérgicamente de eliminar la brecha tecnológica entre sus estudiantes. Los siguientes colegios universitarios comunitarios no se han clasificado de manera tradicional. Por el contrario, queríamos destacar de manera positiva la inventiva y determinación de los colegios universitarios comunitarios por eliminar la brecha tecnológica al ofrecer laptops a sus estudiantes».

La lista completa con una descripción de cada programa de entrega de laptops se encuentra disponible en My College Laptop.

1. Houston Community College (Houston, Texas)
2. Clovis Community College (Fresno, California; Clovis, California)
3. Shoreline Community College (Shoreline, Washington)
4. Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, California)
5. Western Iowa Tech Community College (Sioux City, Iowa)
6. Montgomery College (Rockville, Maryland; Takoma Park, Maryland; Germantown, Maryland)
7. Portland Community College (Portland, Oregon)
8. Los Angeles Community College District (Los Ángeles, California)
9. Everett Community College (Everett, Washington)
10. Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, Pensilvania)

Acerca de My College Laptop 

Durante más de 10 años, My College Laptop, un departamento de PMA Media Group, ha conectado a más de 500,000 con colegios universitarios que ofrecen programas tecnológicos de apoyo a estudiantes.  En 2020, My College Laptop se asoció con Laptops 4 Learning, una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c) (3), para entregar más de 300 laptops a estudiantes destacados de bajos ingresos de colegios universitarios. Para obtener más información y una lista más completa de los colegios universitarios tradicionales, con fines y sin fines de lucro que ofrecen programas tecnológicos, visite My College Laptop.

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LEHI, Utah, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — My College Laptop, an education resource website that advocates for technology immersion in colleges, believes technology has been unfairly vilified as the driver of income inequality. The Pew Research Center recently highlighted the technology gap, particularly access to technology by low-income Americans, as a key driver of income inequality.

Studies by K-12 education researchers at Michigan State University demonstrate positive student outcomes of 1:1 laptop programs, teacher training programs and technology immersion programs.

«With positive student outcomes in K-12 across all cohorts and income levels, it’s exciting to see robust college laptop programs thriving in community colleges.  If we assume that K-12 institutions are leading indicators, community colleges that address the tech gap will ultimately improve student outcomes», said Terrence Thomas, Managing Director of My College Laptop.

My College Laptop, has compiled a list of innovative community colleges that are aggressively addressing the technology gap for their students. The community colleges listed below are not ranked in a traditional sense. Instead, we wanted to positively highlight the resourcefulness and determination of community colleges in addressing the technology gap by offering laptops to students. «

The full list with a description of each individual laptop program can be viewed at My College Laptop.

1. Houston Community College – Houston, TX
2. Clovis Community College – Fresno, CA; Clovis, CA
3. Shoreline Community College– Shoreline, WA
4. Mt. San Antonio College – Walnut, CA
5. Western Iowa Tech Community College – Sioux City, IA
6. Montgomery College – Rockville, MD, Takoma Park, MD, Germantown, MD
7. Portland Community College – Portland, OR
8. Los Angeles Community College District – Los Angeles, CA
9. Everett Community College – Everett, WA
10. Harrisburg Area Community College– Harrisburg, PA

About My College Laptop

For over 10 years, My College Laptop, a division of PMA Media Group, has connected over 500,000 students with colleges that provide supportive technology programs to students.  In 2020, My College Laptop partnered with Laptops 4 Learning, a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization, to provide over 300 laptops to deserving low-income college students. For additional information and a more complete list of traditional, for-profit, and not-for-profit colleges offering technology programs visit My College Laptop.

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Terrence Thomas
Managing Director, My College Laptop
480-372-4045 (w)
425-985-7076 (c)

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LEHI, Utah, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — My College Laptop, an education resource website that advocates for technology immersion in colleges, believes technology has been unfairly vilified as the driver of income inequality. The Pew Research Center recently highlighted the technology gap, particularly access to technology by low-income Americans, as a key driver of income inequality.

Studies by K-12 education researchers at Michigan State University demonstrate positive student outcomes of 1:1 laptop programs, teacher training programs and technology immersion programs.

«With positive student outcomes in K-12 across all cohorts and income levels, it’s exciting to see robust college laptop programs thriving in community colleges.  If we assume that K-12 institutions are leading indicators, community colleges that address the tech gap will ultimately improve student outcomes», said Terrence Thomas, Managing Director of My College Laptop.

My College Laptop, has compiled a list of innovative community colleges that are aggressively addressing the technology gap for their students. The community colleges listed below are not ranked in a traditional sense. Instead, we wanted to positively highlight the resourcefulness and determination of community colleges in addressing the technology gap by offering laptops to students. «

The full list with a description of each individual laptop program can be viewed at My College Laptop.

1. Houston Community College – Houston, TX
2. Clovis Community College – Fresno, CA; Clovis, CA
3. Shoreline Community College– Shoreline, WA
4. Mt. San Antonio College – Walnut, CA
5. Western Iowa Tech Community College – Sioux City, IA
6. Montgomery College – Rockville, MD, Takoma Park, MD, Germantown, MD
7. Portland Community College – Portland, OR
8. Los Angeles Community College District – Los Angeles, CA
9. Everett Community College – Everett, WA
10. Harrisburg Area Community College– Harrisburg, PA

About My College Laptop

For over 10 years, My College Laptop, a division of PMA Media Group, has connected over 500,000 students with colleges that provide supportive technology programs to students.  In 2020, My College Laptop partnered with Laptops 4 Learning, a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization, to provide over 300 laptops to deserving low-income college students. For additional information and a more complete list of traditional, for-profit, and not-for-profit colleges offering technology programs visit My College Laptop.

Media Contact
Terrence Thomas
Managing Director, My College Laptop
480-372-4045 (w)
425-985-7076 (c)

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MUNICH, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, BayWa r.e. launches its new «Decade That Matters» report, a deep dive into online climate discussions over the past 10 years and what these may tell us about where we are heading over the next 10 years. The report highlights how attitudes to the environment have shifted, how discourse was becoming more urgent and how Covid-19 has affected the global online climate conversation.    

The report has been formed through the curation and analysis of 10-years of trend data across social media, news and blogging platforms, including Twitter, Reddit, Tumblr and Google. The report draws on 1.3 trillion public documents and, to get a clearer view of the recent rapidity of change, includes a more specific investigation into the conversations from 2018 to 2020.

The overall volume of conversations around the topic of ‘climate change’ grew by 110% in 2019 when compared to 2018. But the report also shows a decade-long international shift in public awareness and an evolution in vocabulary as our discussions have moved from ‘global warming’, to ‘climate change’ and, most recently, the use of more urgent language and the beginnings of a further shift towards the more immediate ‘climate crisis’.

Carbon-related conversations (zero, neutral, etc.) are also growing – up 133% year on year in 2019 compared to 2018, and up a further 26% in 2020. Similarly, mentions of ‘clean energy’ and ‘renewable energy’ have grown from under one million per month in 2010, to as many as six million per month in 2019.

Climate change takes a backseat during Covid-19

This increasing conversation was stunted when Covid-19 hit the media in 2020. In the face of the pandemic, the volume of discussions around both the climate and renewable energy solutions decreased. Looking at all online platforms as a whole, mention volumes of climate topics are down more than a million per month from a peak in January, falling 41% on Twitter and 24% across news publications.

The power of humans faced with no alternative

With offices shutting down globally due to the virus, ‘Working from Home’-related conversations in 2020 were five times higher over the course of March, April and May, than they were in January and February, while searches for the term have jumped by several orders of magnitude.

This ability to adapt to change provides a source of inspiration. Indeed, through the conversations that have taken place, we see the pandemic has proved our capability to respond and react to threats on a global scale – through societal reengineering, governmental adaptability and industry-wide reorganisation. 

We are also seeing unimaginable sums of money diverted to address the short-term impacts and longer-term recovery.  And it is here that we may find hope. It is this kind of systemic transformation that BayWa r.e. is hoping can be replicated for the good of the environment.

Matthias Taft, CEO BayWa r.e., commented: «Ten years ago, when BayWa r.e. was founded, we were all already keenly aware that the world had entered a state of profound change. Now, ten years on, we are at a unique point in time. Covid-19 has shown us that when we listen and act on what the science tells us, we have the capacity to pull together and achieve incredible things. We must now see that same sense of urgency applied to addressing the climate crisis.

«This report aims to separate the signal from the noise. The decade of debate, supposition and speculation has ended: for us at BayWa r.e., the ‘Decade That Matters’ is the decade in which we must finally make actions speak louder than words. Where those conversations go next – and what we as business leaders, governments and society decide to do next – will determine our direction of travel for the rest of this decade.»

View the full report at www.decade-that-matters.com

BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH (BayWa r.e.): Across solar, wind and bioenergy at BayWa r.e we r.e. think energy – how it is produced, stored and best used. We are a leading global developer, service supplier, distributor and energy solutions provider.

We deliver renewable energy solutions worldwide, and have brought 3.5 GW of energy online, while managing 9 GW of assets.

BayWa r.e is a leading supplier to the solar distribution market. We also have a rapidly growing energy trading business.

We are part of the BayWa Group, a business with revenues of EUR17.1 billion. Every day we are working hard to find new solutions, push technological boundaries and actively shape the future of energy and taking a stand against climate change.

Contact:
BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH
Mark Cooper
Corporate Communications
Telephone: +49 89 383932 3611
Email: mark.cooper@baywa-re.com
http://www.baywa-re.com/

 

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NEW YORK, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A recent survey of U.S. citizens conducted by Kekst CNC, a leading global strategic communications firm, assessed Americans’ thoughts on reopening the economy, the strength of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, confidence in government institutions, and how businesses are responding to the pandemic.

 

Key findings:

• Despite increasing concern for the economy, Americans are still wary about re-opening too soon;
• More Americans than not think the Covid-19 vaccine rollout is being handled poorly, despite their increased willingness to take the vaccine;
• Following the inauguration of Joe Biden, confidence has grown in the President’s handling of the pandemic;
• Americans’ preference for Working From Home continues to drive greater job satisfaction and productivity;
• Approval of businesses’ response to the pandemic decreased since December, across all industries.

According to James Johnson, Senior Advisor for Research at Kekst CNC, «As the United States continues down the path toward full reopening, Americans are watching the vaccine rollout closely to determine when restrictions may be lifted. Our study indicated that 36% of respondents feel the rollout is going poorly, and 41% feel it is happening too slowly.»

Despite 34% of respondents highlighting a need to prioritize the economy over slowing the spread of COVID-19, 48% of Americans indicated they would only feel comfortable fully lifting restrictions when most adults in the world had received the vaccine. Generally, Americans indicated an interest in loosening many restrictions, but keeping some in place.

Johnson noted, «In addition to highlighting the widespread need for vaccinations to remove COVID-19 restrictions, 64% of respondents showed an increased willingness to take the vaccine, up from 58% in December. While confidence in the vaccine has grown, only 36% of respondents indicated that they are comfortable removing restrictions for people who have received the vaccine more quickly than those who have not.»

«While the past year has been challenging in many ways, Americans continue to show a preference towards Working From Home. American respondents indicated a 24% net increase in job performance, a 19% net increase in concentration while working, and an 8% net increase in happiness at work. These numbers were by far the highest of any market surveyed, with every other market besides Sweden reporting net decreases in these indicators,» concluded Johnson.

The survey found that public opinion of American institutions, with the exception of the President, has generally decreased since December. President Biden had a net approval rating of +15%, compared to his predecessor’s final net approval rating of -15%. Approval of the Federal government remained static at -6% net approval, while approval of the CDC, State, and Local governments continued to fall.

In assessing the positive and negative impacts of certain industries during the pandemic, all sectors saw a decline in approval from December of 2020. Despite this, online and food/essential retailers continued to receive relatively high net approval ratings of +51% and +42%, respectively. Of all industries included, only the social media sector held a negative approval rating, which it has done since the survey began.

Comparing the U.S. to the other countries surveyed:

• Over half of Americans (50%) were worried about local businesses in their area, a close third behind Germany’s 51% and the U.K.’s 57%, but far from Sweden and Japan’s 32% and 29% respectively.
• American respondents were the second-most concerned about the health of people in the country as a whole (55%), the highest it had been since July (57%). 58% of the respondents in the U.K. were also worried about the health of people in their country as a whole, the highest level recorded since April. Less than half of respondents in Germany (48%), France (46%), Sweden (39%), and Japan (35%) expressed a high level of concern for the health of people in their country as a whole.
• U.S. and French respondents were the most likely to say they feared for their own health (46%), followed by those in Germany (44%), the U.K. (41%), Japan (34%) and Sweden (31%).

Methodology and Full Results

• Nationally representative sample of 1,000 adults in The United States, 1,000 adults in Great Britain, 1,000 adults in France, 1,000 adults in Germany, 1,000 adults in Sweden, and 1,000 adults in Japan
• Fieldwork took place from February 11^th – 21^st, 2021
• Quotas and weights on gender, age, and region in each country
• Margins of error of +/- 3.3% for all markets
• Full results of the global survey available at: https://www.kekstcnc.com/insights/covid-19-opinion-tracker-edition-7

About Kekst CNC

Kekst CNC is a leading global strategic communication consultancy. The team of over 250 experienced professionals serve clients from 14 offices in New York, London, Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Dallas, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Stockholm. As trusted advisors, the firm contributes its expertise on such high-stake matters as: M&A, shareholder activism and governance, crisis communications, restructurings, regulatory investigations, litigation support, investor relations, IPO communications, issues and reputation management, change management and employee engagement, as well as digital and social communications. For more information, please visit: www.kekstcnc.com.

Media Contacts:

For the U.S.
Jeffrey Taufield
212-521-4815
jeffrey.taufield@kekstcnc.com

For the U.K., France, Germany, and Sweden
James Johnson
+447826714286
james.johnson@kekstcnc.com

For Japan
Jochen Legewie
+819027547776
jochen.legewie@kekstcnc.com

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