Segments From This Episode

• How school shootings shape survivors’ economic lives

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Researchers studied the lasting impacts of school shootings on students’ academic and employment prospects later in life.

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• Rising interest rates and soaring home prices put mortgage payments out of reach for many

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The median payment on a new mortgage increased almost 9% from March to April.

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• Wages are still rising. Because employers are still feeling the pressure to pay more.

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Apple is the latest big employer to announce it’s hiking hourly pay. The market for in-person work is especially competitive.

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• With helium in short supply, scientists are worried

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Disruptions at helium processing plants have left a number of industries competing for a limited supply: healthcare, tech and manufacturing to name a few.

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• College enrollment has dropped again since last spring

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Rising wages for entry-level positions may be luring young people who are opting to work instead of attend college. What might this shift mean for the workforce in the longterm?

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• Airports unveil big renovations just as summer travel ramps up

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  And they’re investing heavily in public art and public space.

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