Higher Grades Faster!® Latest: Mediolana + Microsoft Makes Magic!

As mid-April in London – the city of our corporate headquarters – does its best impression of summer, we at Mediolana have some bright news to share: namely, one of the world’s most pre-eminent companies in any sector has joined our stellar list of corporate partners, which already includes Honey By PayPal, Newsweek and DHL.

You can read more about the synergies between Microsoft and Mediolana in Start It Up: Microsoft Joins Forces With Mediolana! over on our corporate site. We’ll see you there!

I Burnout for You: US Workers Crave Four-Day Workweek! #Burnout

Fortune: 53% of US workers are experiencing burnout, while 83% believe that a four-day workweek is part of the solution to this ongoing problem #burnout

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) April 3, 2022

In contrast to US workers' desires, four-day workweeks are rare, with 95% of workers working a five-day week as of 03/2020 #GreatResignation

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) April 3, 2022

Analysis: US companies must figure out ways of retaining and motivating staff which are beyond the merely functional; at some point, everyone needs to feel fully human if they are to give of their best #burnout

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) April 3, 2022

To watch: particularly from the perspective of employees, the US workforce gets a poor deal vis à vis not just Europe, but many emerging economies which boast serious quality of life compensations; human capital flight seems inevitable https://t.co/SxqxpC8EMf #WorkLifeBalance

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) April 3, 2022

Cord Pulling, 2.0: CNN Losing Core Popularity Contest! #media

Nielsen: CNN has lost 91% of its primetime viewers in the coveted 18-49 demographic over just a single calendar year (WK1/2021-WK1/2022) #CNN

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 27, 2022

Nielsen: the fate of CNN's overall primetime (20:00-23:00) ratings is scarcely more comforting, with a total of 4.2m viewers during WK1/2021 shrinking into just 0.705m by WK1/2022 (▼83.21%) #media #mainstreammedia #CNN

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 27, 2022

Analysis: the near-freefall viewing slippage experienced by CNN over an incredibly short period is indicative of a massive underlying shift in how the general public views established institutions #postCOVID #media

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 27, 2022

To watch: CNN needs to address its core problem of not being seen to represent any numerically notable demographic; the risk of turning into an empty legacy brand remains all too real #media #FactsMatter https://t.co/rdCg0lQSmH

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 27, 2022

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction: US School Leaders ‘Overwhelmed’! #EdChat

The New York Times: just 35% of secondary school principals in the United States strongly agree that they are 'generally satisfied' in their jobs, down from 63% in 2019 #educhat #teachertwitter

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 5, 2022

NYT: just 23% of US secondary school head teachers 'strongly agree' that the size of their admin team is adequate to support staff and students, while a mere 21% have the same opinion about the number and/or quality of student services personnel to hand #edu #education

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 5, 2022

Analysis: the 44.4% decline (2019 to 2021) in the proportion of American secondary school principals enjoying strong levels of general occupational satisfaction should send alarm bells ringing at the Department of Education #edutwitter

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 5, 2022

To watch: 68% of principals in US secondary schools are worried about teacher burnout and teacher shortages; the 'Great Resignation' could yet paralyse the education sector in certain territories #GenerationCOVID #edchat #edutwitter #teachertwitter https://t.co/pTh2yDdHza

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 5, 2022

Breaking Bad: UK State News Channel ‘Broadcasts Advertisement’!

London: the BBC has launched an investigation following its admission that an interview with Alan Dershowitz minutes after the verdict in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell breached its editorial standards #media #MaxwellTrial

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 31, 2021

Dershowitz was introduced as a generic 'constitutional lawyer' with no reference to his involvement in the case – or his previous representation of Jeffrey Epstein – on BBC News, a state-affiliated channel #MaxwellVerdict

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 31, 2021

Analysis: the possible explanations for the BBC's Dershowitz 'error' have included job cuts, organisational restructuring and COVID19-related absences; incredibly, Dershowitz was invited onto Fox News the same evening #Maxwell

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 31, 2021

To watch: #Epstein-related legal actions could yet draw in some of the most vaunted names of 1990s world society; both Bill Clinton and Bill Gates are facing uncomfortable questions about their relationship with the 'disgraced financier' https://t.co/LFVgnPyNcg

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 31, 2021

Lost Generation Latest: Children Born During Pandemic ‘Disadvantaged for Life’!

Brown University study: children born during the coronavirus #pandemic 'have significantly reduced overall cognitive performance', as well as stunted verbal and motor skills #lockdowns #WHO

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) November 26, 2021

The mean IQ score for children aged 3-36 months hovered around 100 in the decade before the response to #COVID19; the new score is now just 78 #intelligence #humanrights #WHO

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) November 26, 2021

Analysis: the Brown University study on the sharp decline in children's cognitive performance owing to lack of stimulation during #lockdowns raises enormous policy questions at the highest level #WHO

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) November 26, 2021

To watch: the fallout from the collateral damage-defined fight against #COVID19 will likely dominate the education sector for at least the next 10-20 years; schools are almost universally ill-prepared for what's to come https://t.co/EKJokfLlDt

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) November 26, 2021

Legal Alien Evasion Latest: Political Hypocrisy ‘Being Tested to the Limit’!

Washington, D.C.: the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ('ICIJ') has found links between nearly 1,000 offshore companies and 336 high-level politicians and public officials #PandoraPapers #PandoraLeaks

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 17, 2021

#PandoraPapers: more than two-thirds of the highlighted offshore companies were set up in one jurisdiction – the British Virgin Islands – while around 16.5% of the 11m leaked documents came from a single Panamanian law firm

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 17, 2021

Analysis: while holding assets offshore is technically not illegal in most countries, leaders who have pushed cruel austerity measures while avoiding tax like the bubonic plague will see their moral and political capital sharply eroded #PandoraPapers

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 17, 2021

To watch: some of the nations which have come off badly in the #PandoraPapers are not exactly models of stability right now; tipping points have been made of less dramatic revelations #corruption https://t.co/fWaQwXzxFk

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 17, 2021

Storing Up Trouble: Extreme Discount Outlets Mushroom Across America!

NYT: more than 1,620 dollar stores are scheduled to open across the United States in 2021 #dollargeneral #dollartree

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 15, 2021

Dollar stores are opening at stunning velocity across the US despite COVID-related logistical challenges which are adding huge freight costs to slim-margin shipments #dollarstores #economics

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 15, 2021

Analysis: the surge in retail environments characterised by (i) low-wage, dead-end jobs; and (ii) ultra-cheap goods manufactured by Asian factory workers with few human rights is a deeply concerning development with stark implications for the US economy #humanrights #neoslavery

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 15, 2021

To watch: like the major fast-food chains, dollar stores will face increasing political and societal pressure to compensate workers more fairly, but attention should focus on fixing the business model holistically https://t.co/YPiturtBKh

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 15, 2021

Women and Children Last, Again: Young Mothers Blot Out Lockdowns With Alcohol! #COVID19 #domesticabuse

United States: mothers with children under five increased their consumption of alcohol by 323% from 04/2020 to 11/2020, a trend with a number of truly dire implications #health #lockdowns #domesticviolence

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) September 18, 2021

RTI International data on alcohol consumption in the US shows that the #alcohol consumption spike was dramatically higher amongst mothers with children under five than the general population #alcoholawareness #health #lockdowns

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) September 18, 2021

Analysis: the collateral health damage caused by shutting down society as we know it has discredited lockdowns, with questions being raised as to the precise sophistication of the statistical modelling used to initially justify this practice #lockdowns #mentalhealth

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) September 18, 2021

To watch: any future #lockdowns could drive many more people in the United States and far beyond to psychological destruction; turning off normality can no longer be considered a serious policy option #COVID19 #mentalhealth https://t.co/MGwPaIHs20

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) September 18, 2021

Lost Generation Latest: Child IQ Scores Plummet! #lockdowns #COVID19

US study: intelligence quotient ('IQ') scores for children aged 3-36 months have dropped from around 100 in the 2011-19 period to just 78 over 2020 and 2021 #lockdowns #COVID #collateraldamage

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 30, 2021

Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University found that the non-infection environmental changes associated with the pandemic are significantly and negatively affecting infant and child development #lockdowns #COVID #publichealth

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 30, 2021

Analysis: the ultra-limited #family or caregiver support, stimulation and socialisation during lockdowns have effectively denied many infants normal developmental experiences by government decree #COVID19 #childrensrights

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 30, 2021

To watch: the Rhode Island Hospital-Brown University #study comes from a relatively affluent part of the United States; the impact of #lockdowns on the psychological health of children in poorer communities is likely to be horrifying https://t.co/IeXwYZvSLr

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 30, 2021