Education Jan 28 Educators try to turn around pandemic-era learning loss Nearly three years into the pandemic, students and teachers in the U.S. are still trying to close the education gap formed by COVID-induced school shutdowns and remote learning struggles. Robert Balfanz, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins School of Education,…
Education Jan 27 How one school is helping students catch up on unfinished learning from the pandemic It's been more than a year since most American schoolchildren returned to the classroom full-time. Now, school districts are working to recover learning lost while kids were at home during the pandemic. Researchers say students in high-poverty areas lost the…
Economy Jan 06 Hiring slows in December as worker shortage still presents challenges Friday's jobs report signaled good news for those who are worried about a recession and inflation. It also capped a very strong year for the jobs market overall with more than 4.5 million new jobs created in 2022. That's the…
World Dec 31 Conservative doctrine, clergy sex abuse scandal marked Benedict XVI’s reign Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died Saturday morning in a Vatican City monastery at the age of 95. In St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis remembered his predecessor, who made history by resigning in 2013, as “noble” and “kind.” But Benedict’s papacy…
Economy Dec 02 Tech industry hit with massive layoffs as other employers add jobs The latest jobs report is further confirmation of a labor market that may be slowing down but has proven more resilient than many have expected. Many sectors are continuing to add jobs, but that's not true in the tech sector,…
Politics Nov 04 Threat of political violence looms over several races in Michigan A new poll from The Washington Post and ABC finds that nearly nine in ten Americans are worried about an increased danger of politically-motivated violence. Election officials in Michigan are especially worried as the midterms approach and multiple election deniers…
Science Oct 18 Utah’s Great Salt Lake shrinks to unsustainable levels amid a decades-long megadrought The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the largest body of water in the western hemisphere without an outlet to the sea. Its levels fluctuate naturally, but scientists say the record-low water levels the lake has seen in recent years…
Nation Oct 13 Will the bump in Social Security benefits be enough to offset inflation? For older Americans and retirees, there was some helpful news to accompany the latest inflation report. Americans taking Social Security will see an 8.7% bump in their benefits. That's starting in January thanks to the 2023 cost of living adjustment,…
Education Sep 20 Prisoners will soon be eligible for federal grants, opening new educational opportunities Colleges are gearing up for a spike of interest in prison education programs. That's because incarcerated people will soon be eligible for Pell Grants. It will be the first time in 28 years prisoners can access that federal funding for…
Economy Aug 30 How homebuyers of color are disproportionately impacted by rising mortgage rates Rising mortgage rates and lingering inflation are forcing many Americans to put plans to buy a home on hold. That is pushing up rent prices for others. As economics correspondent Paul Solman explains, no one has experienced that more acutely…