Mar 12 Watch 8:04 Coding academies offer fast track to good jobs By PBS News Hour Economics correspondent Paul Solman visits New York's Flatiron School, one of numerous coding bootcamps online and around the country that are designed to help graduates land jobs in a high-demand industry. Continue watching
Mar 12 Richer school districts in 23 states are receiving more local funding than their poorer counterparts By Anna Sillers The Washington Post reported on Thursday that in 23 states, “per-pupil spending” by state and local governments is lower in poor school districts than in rich ones, in some cases as much as 33 percent lower. Nationwide, the average… Continue reading
Mar 12 The kid who was coding before it was cool By Avi Flombaum Avi Flombaum started teaching himself HTML and CSS when he was in fifth grade, in 1995. Three years later, he designed a website for his local YMCA. Today, he's the co-founder and dean of the Flatiron School, a 12-week coding… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 3:53 Winter weather adds stress for Boston’s struggling workers By PBS News Hour In Boston, brutal winter weather shuttered schools, offices and businesses for days at a time. While some may have welcomed the snow days, some hourly workers faced the choice between giving up a day of wages or making the grueling,… Continue watching
Mar 11 I can get my Social Security abroad, so why not my Medicare? By Philip Moeller If health care costs are lower in other countries, wouldn't Medicare save money by allowing beneficiaries to receive medical care overseas? Making Sen$e Medicare columnist Phil Moeller gets lots of questions from retirees hoping to receive Medicare abroad the same… Continue reading
Mar 10 Column: The biggest scam bankrupting business and the middle class By Nick Hanauer Corporate profits, as a percent of GDP, have doubled in the past 40 years. But where's that money going? Not to hiring, paying higher wages or investing in equipment. Corporations are instead using their profits to further reward shareholders. And… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 7:02 How new rules could protect you from credit errors By PBS News Hour In the past, the way credit rating agencies reviewed disputes or errors frequently hurt consumers. The nation’s three largest credit rating agencies have negotiated with the state of New York to change their review process, and to wait longer before… Continue watching
Mar 09 Is right-to-work the kiss of death for labor unions? By Sarah McHaney Wisconsin labor unions took another hit today as Governor Scott Walker signed a bill known as the “right to work” into law Monday morning. In 2011, Governor Walker won a bitter fight to restrict collective bargaining for public sector… Continue reading
Mar 09 America’s boomers and undocumented immigrants need each other By Ai-jen Poo The Justice Department has issued a Monday deadline for the judge who blocked Mr. Obama's executive action on immigration to put his decision on hold while an appeal moves forward. Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and… Continue reading
Mar 08 FDA approves first biosimilar drug for distribution in the U.S. By Triana Kalmanoff The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first biosimilar drug for distribution in the United States, the agency announced on Friday. Continue reading