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I turned down a teaching position and became the school lunch lady instead. I love it.
A substitute teacher was nervous about accepting a job as a lunch lady, thinking it was beneath her…
Jane Ridley
7 mins read
A battle over the future of US retirement is playing out in Pennsylvania as the election looms
Pennsylvania is among the top states with the fastest-growing older population. It sets the stage f…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Vermont is debating a 'millionaires tax.' Massachusetts added $1 billion to its budget and paid for school lunches with a similar tax.
Vermont lawmakers are debating a 3% tax on residents earning more than $500,000 yearly. It would be…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A millennial couple details how they went from $150,000 in debt to a net worth of $1.5 million in a decade without elite jobs or risky investments
Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez grew his net worth through investing heavily in retirement accounts, buying…
Noah Sheidlower
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A millennial left his job to start a consulting business and booked $400k in revenue in the first year. He shares his advice on launching a startup.
Mario Vasquez Zuniga founded a consulting company in June 2023. He said getting regular meals with …
John Towfighi
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Why so many Gen Zers are struggling to find a connection to work, school, and a sense of purpose
People between the ages of 14 and 24 are in their decisive decade. Many of them are dropping out of…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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My family of 4 moved to France. My child started school at age 3 and gets healthy meals for lunch.
After moving in 2020, the family of four says they are not moving back. Public school starts at age…
Jane Ridley
23 mins read
The plight of the girlboss
Inside a self-help retreat for some of America's most hard-charging female executives
Aki Ito
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Republican budget proposal would do away with universal free school lunches
Only nine states offer universal free school lunch. A Republican congressional caucus wants to make…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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School districts in California are worried about cafeteria workers fleeing to fast-food chains to get $20-an-hour wages
School districts have chronic problems with recruiting and retaining staff, partly because of low w…
Grace Dean
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Your robot has arrived
You can now hail a self-driving taxi in San Francisco and restaurants are testing out robot servers…
Jacob Zinkula,Nora Naughton,L…
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Kamala Harris' VP pick Tim Walz has joked that Trump will attack his progressive policies, like giving Minnesota kids free school lunch and tuition-free college: 'What a monster!'
Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice president. He has a record of progre…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Gen Xer who retired early at 34 returned to work a decade later. He only lasted 4 months.
Sam Dogen retired early at 34 and returned to work after a decade, but the micromanagement and stre…
Noah Sheidlower
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Gen Z turns to TikTok to find the perfect school. Some college students are cashing in.
TikTok has emerged as a way for Gen Zs to scrutinize prospective colleges from the eyes of other st…
Erin Liam
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Summer vacation is only getting more expensive for parents, with some spending thousands of dollars on camp: It's 'highway robbery'
Parents told BI that they're spending thousands to send their kids to camp or other summer care.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Most adults agree: Ban phones in schools. But that's the easy part — social media is the harder question.
Nearly 70% of adults in a recent Pew survey said cellphones should be banned during class time. Tha…
Katie Notopoulos
5 mins read
These 13 states — including Florida and Texas — opted out of a $2.5 billion federal food program that would help feed low-income kids this summer
Tens of millions of children face increased hunger during the summer months without the certainty o…
Erin Snodgrass
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$1 million donation set to wipe school lunch debt for 7,000 US students, says report
7,413 students in four Atlanta school districts will get their unpaid lunch debts wiped by the Arby…
Rebecca Rommen
5 mins read
Congress made school meals free for 2 years. Now, Republicans don't want to extend the program.
"I feel like kids are going to be embarrassed to get lunch again," a food service director in Massa…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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America's poverty line is letting millions slip through the cracks here's how we could fix it
Many Americans are struggling financially but don't qualify for aid because they technically make a…