SNAP strains, youth baseball's class divide, and Meta's bug bountyThis week our top indicators include changes to the funding model for SNAP, private equity’s influence on youth baseball and Meta’s attempt to find flaws in its brand new AI assistant. Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next Listen –Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store–Over 2,000 episodes in our archive on the NPR AppConnect with The…NPR20h agoWhole story →EconomyCulturesnap funding changes
5 things civil rights data says about public schoolsThe federal Civil Rights Data Collection, for the first time in decades, tells us about the teacher workforce and reminds us racial disparities are still stark in American public schools.NPR3d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationcivil rights data collection release
Dennis Hastert, GOP House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 : NPRennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.NPR5d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationdennis hastert death
Maine Senate race may come down to Collins' and Jackson's home county : NPRHome to both Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic candidate Troy Jackson, Maine's senate race has put rural Aroostook County in the spotlight.NPR9d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodmaine senate race
A super El Niño is here, but NOAA is scaling back research : NPRA powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort.NPR9d agoWhole story →PlanetEducationel ni o research funding
SNAP’s funding model is changing. Here’s what that means : NPRStates will start to pay a larger share of the bill to run the food assistance program, as federal funding for operational costs shrinks.NPR9d agoWhole story →EconomyFoodsnap funding change
Former athletes turned lawmakers tackle Protect College Sports Act : NPRThe Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are now senators on both sides of the aisle have an extra say in the debate.NPR13d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationprotect college sports act markup
The report that changed public educationIn 1966, the federal government commissioned a massive survey aimed at solving educational inequality. Instead, the explosive Coleman Report unleashed a 60-year debate over race, resources, and what education in America is actually for. This is the story of how the report came together… and the policy whirlwind that followed.Guests:Victoria Cain,…NPR19d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmenthemp ban
