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The Pivot Point

by Molly Wood
Jul 31, 2020
What technology will help us transition to a post-pandemic future?
Dr. Paul McKay, who is working on an vaccine for COVID-19, looks at bacteria containing the coronavirus' DNA fragments at Imperial College School of Medicine in London on Feb. 10.
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United States of Work

Navigating the pandemic when “every decision is an individual decision”

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 27, 2020
With mixed messaging coming from the government, community college dean Derrick Lindstrom says acting appropriately comes down personal choices.
Community college Dean Derrick Lindstrom with his wife, Christina, kids Ella and Charles, and dog Lucie.
Courtesy Derrick Lindstrom
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Parenting in a Pandemic

School districts weigh health risks and costs of reopening in the fall

by Justin Ho
Jul 14, 2020
The LA Unified School District, the second-largest in the country, will go online-only in the fall.
The Los Angeles Unified School District, which is sticking with online classes come August, has over 600,000 students. Testing them for COVID-19 could cost $300 per student over the year.
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Race and Economy

How does race fit into intro econ courses?

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Jun 25, 2020
Gary Hoover of the University of Oklahoma said talking about race in Econ 101 would help increase diversity in the field.
"What we expect in economics is that everyone will be ... rational," says economist Gary Hoover. Above, students at a university in Germany.
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COVID-19

COVID-19 has caused more public school job losses than the entire Great Recession

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 4, 2020
Almost 469,000 workers in K-12 public education lost a job in just the month of April.
Some jobs involve school building maintenance with facilities closed, but about half were positions that deal directly with students.
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University of California tests the fate of the SAT and ACT

by Janet Nguyen
May 22, 2020
The UC system, one of the SAT's largest source of customers, is phasing out the exams. How will that change the business of standardized tests?
Students walk near Royce Hall on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.
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COVID-19

How COVID-19 could disrupt college admissions

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 15, 2020
The pandemic is changing the way high school seniors choose their institution of higher learning.
University lecture halls may be empty, but the college admissions processes marches on.
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Econ Extra Credit with David Brancaccio

Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Feb 27, 2020
We're working more than we really need to.
The arms race over consumption is what drives people in wealthy countries to work more than they really need to.
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Adventures in Housing

Adventures in Housing: Holding out on a home to invest in something else

by Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 26, 2019
Zarrish Khan was about to buy a house when tragic news prompted a U-turn.
Zarrish Khan with her children, Hasan, left, and Mishal.
Photo courtesy of Zarrish Khan
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state budgets

States increase spending at fastest clip since the recession

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 21, 2019
States spent money on education, infrastructure and transportation.
Many states used funds from higher gas taxes to drive an increase in transportation-related funding.
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