Jun 14 Are College and Career Skills Really the Same? By Paul Solman The Common Core curriculum standards don't prepare students for the workforce, says Robert Lerman. Still from PBS NewsHour footage. Paul Solman: Centrist economist Robert Lerman of the Urban Institute and American University is back on this page with a timely… Continue reading
Jun 14 Are College and Career Skills Really the Same? By Paul Solman The Common Core curriculum standards don't prepare students for the workforce, says Robert Lerman. Still from PBS NewsHour footage. Paul Solman: Centrist economist Robert Lerman of the Urban Institute and American University is back on this page with a timely… Continue reading
Jun 13 Heading Back to Work After Retiring By David Pelcyger // Video shot and produced by David Pelcyger. After 12 years working for the federal government, Charles Smith III took an early retirement. Two years later, at 63, he's back working part-time as a produce clerk for $10 an hour… Continue reading
Jun 13 China Needs Milk and California Has Too Much. Is It a Match? By Larisa Epatko California dairy farmers are pumping out milk at higher rates each year to try to make a profit in light of the rising associated costs of corn and soy used in cow feed. Continue reading
Jun 13 How I Stumbled Into My Encore Career By Paul Solman Retired economics professor Mary Huff Stevenson leads a Zumba Gold ® class at the Brookline Senior Center outside Boston. Photos by Amara Cohen. Professor Emerita of Economics (University of Massachusetts, Boston) Mary Huff Stevenson is an exceptionally astute old friend… Continue reading
Jun 13 How I Stumbled Into My Encore Career By Paul Solman By Paul Solman Retired economics professor Mary Huff Stevenson leads a Zumba Gold ® class at the Brookline Senior Center outside Boston. Photos by Amara Cohen. Professor Emerita of Economics (University of Massachusetts, Boston) Mary Huff Stevenson is an exceptionally… Continue reading
Jun 12 Reinventing Old Age: The Good We Do When We Work Forever By Paul Solman // Paul Solman's piece exploring the contributions of older workers airs on The PBS NewsHour Wednesday. We've been reporting on America's aging workforce on the NewsHour over the past several months, covering the factory where the average age is… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch How Big a Boost Do Working Seniors Give the Economy? Americans who work past traditional retirement age are extending their productive lives. They're also paying taxes longer, which may have big implications for the country's finances. As part of his Making Sen$e series, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Jun 12 Reinventing Old Age: The Good We Do When We Work Forever By Paul Solman By Paul Solman // Paul Solman's piece exploring the contributions of older workers airs on The PBS NewsHour Wednesday. We've been reporting on America's aging workforce on the NewsHour over the past several months, covering the factory where the… Continue reading
Jun 11 Why the Government Should Be Paying You for Your Information By Paul Solman // What if government paid for the information it collected on its citizens? Jaron Lanier, widely regarded as the father of virtual reality and the author of "Who Owns the Future?", suggests that would be one step toward balancing the… Continue reading