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Many people consider public school teachers to have one of the most important jobs.But while teaching is the most common public-sector job, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, many educators still struggle to make ends meet. A 2025 Gallup poll found that 21% of polled K-12 educators said they were…
You’ve been hearing about the K-shaped economy and the shrinking middle class, but what does it actually mean to be in the middle class at all in the US today?For many, the label can describe a suburban, non-excessive way of life, but the actual income it implies can span a…
On a weekend trip to Panama City Beach, a beach town in Florida’s panhandle, I heard a recurring comment from the locals.”Have you made it over to 30A yet?” my Lyft driver asked. “You’ve got to — it’s the up-and-coming spot around here.”While I was purchasing tickets for the Shell…
Students’ chances of tossing their graduation caps on time can vary widely by the US state where they attend high school.In Alaska, the rate of students who graduate from high school in four years is 79.87%, compared to Kentucky’s 93.60%.While graduation rates are one way to measure academic achievement and…
Education across the US varies significantly across regions and state lines, but one place dominates national rankings for the opportunities it offers students.Business Insider recently ranked the most and least educated US states based on the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher, using 2024…
An Anthropic employee said AI advancements are leaving them in a state of internal turmoil.In a blog post on its website on Thursday, Anthropic wrote about the risks of AI progressing to a point where it could improve itself autonomously. The post quoted unnamed Anthropic employees who talked about AI’s…
After months of job hunting, my husband had finally received a great offer, one that even came with a higher salary and title bump. Loading audio narration… The catch is that the role was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, about seven hours from where we’d lived in Washington, DC, for…
As you write your Mother’s Day card this year, you may want to add one more thank you: for the thousands of dollars it took to raise you.Beyond the time, care, and love that go into parenting, raising a child in the US comes with a steep financial cost, and…
