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Education support specialists keep schools running, but their pay doesn't reflect that
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May 27, 2022
ESPs, or classified employees, are a chronically underpaid part of the education system. Low wages are driving them out of the profession.
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Can you negotiate your credit card rate?
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May 20, 2022
Credit Counselors can work with banks to bring down interest rates in order to get debt paid off.
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What happens when we run out of sand?
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May 2, 2022
We’re depleting the natural resource at an alarming rate, which means higher costs for building, the environment and mining communities.
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The jury's still out on that $1.6 trillion in student loan debt
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Mar 15, 2022
“We’ve passed the point where nothing can be done on student debt," one expert told us.
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