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Over 4 million Gen Zers are not in school or work in the U.S. and in the U.K. 100,000 young people joined the NEETs cohort. But it’s not generational laziness that’s to blame. Experts are taking swipes at “worthless degrees” and a system that “is failing to deliver on its implicit promise.” There’s been a mass derailment when it comes to Gen Z and their careers: about a quarter of young people are now deemed NEETs—meaning they are no longer in education, employment, or training. While some Gen Zers may fall into this category because they are taking care of...

Along the way, her office says the plan would aim to make air travel obsolete, upgrade or replace every building in America to ensure energy efficiency and give economic security even to those "unwilling" to work. “Today is the day that we truly embark on a comprehensive agenda of economic, social and racial justice in the United States of America,” she said alongside Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and other lawmakers outside the Capitol. “That’s what this agenda is all about.” .... The FAQ also notes that it has set a goal of net-zero, rather than zero, emissions in 10 years...

Experts to seek ways to cope with feckless youthTOKYO, May 26, Kyodo - Threatened by the possible loss of national strength in the future, Japanese experts on various fields kicked off a forum Thursday to come up with ways to cope with the rising number of young people called ''NEET,'' short for ''not in employment, education or training.'' Experts say the government has difficulties solving the problems involving NEET with conventional employment policies such as assistance in job hunting because such youths do not actively look for jobs voluntarily. In the forum's first meeting, Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the nation's...