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Making preschool possible for everyone
Amy Scott Feb 11, 2013
Advocates for more federal funding 0f preschools are hoping for a shout out during the State of the Union.
Just how would the 'sequester' affect you?
Tracey Samuelson Feb 13, 2013
For one thing, 63,000 kids would get booted from Head Start.
Universities crack down on delinquent student borrowers
Amy Scott Feb 6, 2013
Yale and other universities are suing graduates who did not pay back Perkins low-income student loans because the funds for new loans come from former students paying back their debts.
Can money buy good teachers?
Dan Bobkoff Feb 4, 2013
One charter school in Manhattan is banking on high teacher salaries leading to higher student achievement.
A Hollywood job fades to black: Film projectionist
Lee Sanders Feb 4, 2013
As movies go digital, a film projectionist talks about how it feels to be one of the last of his kind.
U.S. creates 157,000 jobs in January
Mark Garrison Feb 1, 2013
In its jobs report for the month of January, the Labor Department made major revisions to its numbers for the months of November and December, revealing even stronger job growth at the end of the year than previously thought.
Mixed jobs numbers mean slow, but steady, growth
Jeremy Hobson Feb 1, 2013
A report out today revealed that 157,000 jobs were created in January, but the unemployment rate actually rose to 7.9 percent. Take the average of the two, and it looks like more of the same: slow, but steady, growth.
The enduring impact of the fiscal cliff
Mark Garrison Jan 31, 2013
The fiscal cliff debate may have ended on January 1st, but if you thought that was the last you'd heard of it, think again.
January layoffs down 24 percent from 2011
Mark Garrison Jan 31, 2013
According to a new report, January layoffs were up 24 percent from December but down 24 percent from the previous year, which could indicate relatively low unemployment rates for the month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the latest unemployment numbers on Friday.
Hey, remember the president's jobs council?
Eve Troeh Jan 30, 2013
Two years ago President Obama created a council to advise him on ways to create jobs. What did it accomplish?
