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Beyond the numbers: What teaching shortages look like in practice

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In a recent report , we reviewed the size and scope of the national teacher shortage using data from a wide range of public and private sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Center for Education Statistics, the RAND Corporation, and others. and Edgenuity Inc.

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Lego Builds Stellar First Half As ‘Kidults’ Stay Home

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The digital numbers for Lego.com doubled to more than 100 million in the first half of 2020. Besides its consumer success, Lego has also been a leader in the education space. Last week Lego Education introduced new resources and lesson plans for the home as well as the classroom. Christiansen. “We

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Transcript: Marcus Shaw

Barry Ritholtz

Number one, and I think they both reflect strong leadership at the firms. Number one, you had, you know, somewhat of a groundswell from within the firm, certainly at leadership that said we need to figure out a way to do something. RITHOLTZ: What’s some of the economic sectors within that area? SHAW: Yeah.

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Transcript: Steven Klinsky

Barry Ritholtz

STEVEN KLINSKY, FOUNDER, CEO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL: I come from the Detroit area of Michigan as a public school kid, went to University of Michigan and studied both economics and philosophy. I mean, those were the — that’s what got people all excited and — RITHOLTZ: That’s venture capital numbers.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18) 2022

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How firms can best leverage their internal data to improve the number of client referrals they receive. We also have a number of articles on retirement planning: While weak stock and bond market performance has challenged advisors and their clients this year, these trends have likely increased the ‘safe’ withdrawal rate for new retirees.

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Transcript: John Hope Bryant

Barry Ritholtz

I had an economics lesson, I had a life lesson, I had an epiphany, I had a race relations lesson, I had a self-esteem and confidence lesson. Being broke is economic, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind, a depressed condition of your spirit. It’s home economics class, doesn’t exist anymore. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Resetting Work/Life Balance By Getting Paid For Expertise

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So, there were one-on-one meetings, and then there were group education meetings. And so, I felt like how I grew was by the more that I learned, the more I was able to educate people on. And so, I started then providing educational meetings on social security, and Medicare, and other topics, state planning.

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