Common Core State Standard L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
08/11/2025
College grad unemployment surges as employers replace new hires with AI
New research finds that for the first time ever the unemployment rate among recent college graduates has exceeded the national jobless rate, ballooning to 6.6% over the last 12 months. “This is kind of goes against what you would expect,” said Matthew Martin of Oxford. “Those with higher educational attainment usually have better employment prospects than those with less educational attainment.” Martin’s team believes companies are eliminating entry-level jobs and turning the work over to artificial intelligence.
■Class discussion: Are you worried that artificial intelligence (AI) could take your dream job and leave you unemployable? Automation and robots eliminated many manufacturing jobs. Will AI eliminate most jobs for “knowledge workers?” Everyone from engineering to computer science grads are struggling to find jobs. Are there any careers that AI does not threaten?? If AI and robots perform most of the jobs once done by well-paid workers, can the economy survive? Who is profiting from the explosive growth of AI?
