Obamacare Revives an Old Question: Are Student Workers Employees? (The Chronicle of Higher Education) – In order to avoid millions of dollars in health insurance costs a number of universities are now limiting the number of hours student employees can work so that they will be considered part time.
‘Express’ library branch to serve area in need (The Columbus Dispatch) – The Columbus library system is setting up a couple of small ‘express’ branches in currently underserved areas. These five year trial libraries will be relatively small but will expand the libraries presence in key communities.
Jobless rate in Ohio rises for 1st time in past year (Toledo Blade) – This school year Ohio students must now meet a minimum number of hours rather than number of days, which has caused a number of schools to have to alter their schedules, especially at the high school level.
College campuses prepare for students returning from Ebola-affected countries (Akron Beacon Journal) – Colleges across the country are working on ways to limit the potential risk of the Ebola virus being brought in by incoming students from Ebola affected regions.
Muncie Public Library adds streaming service (The Star Press) – Muncie, Indiana has joined a number of library systems that now offering multi-media streaming services for free via Hoopla, a company that provides streaming services solely for libraries.
