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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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Personal Finance

What is debt-to-income ratio and how does it affect you?

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Study from math learning platform shows difficulty in motivating teachers to change behaviors

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AI skeptic creates chatbot to help teachers design classes

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What are the most common types of procurement?

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Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Retail labor plans fall short on the front line, survey finds

Small business owner changes store sign to closed.

Business & Economy

DEI isn’t dead: See the companies standing behind inclusion

Shoppers enter a Costco Wholesale store in Peoria, Arizona.

Business & Economy

The self-service revolution: How kiosks are reshaping fast-casual dining

Customer using a digital menu to choose their food and pay electronically.

Business & Economy

How small businesses are navigating rising uncertainty in 2025

Cafe small business owners planning budget and other business concerns.

Business & Economy

Summer business energy strategies to impact your bottom line

A large printing business for newspapers and magazines and their paper rolls and offset printing machines.

Careers

The evolution of design thinking: From products to problem-solving across industries

A young graphic designer at work in office.

ChatGPT has the answers. Great leaders have the questions

Problem-solving concept illustrated with halftone collage of two hands holding a lightbulb and a question mark.

Love your job? You’re more likely to be a manager

Satisfied woman happily sitting at work with her hands behind her head.

Knowing when it's time to talk to an employment attorney

An employee handbook and a cup of coffee in front a work computer keyboard.

5 key global hiring trends to watch

An employee working from home in a videocall session with the CEO and other employees.

Education

Study from math learning platform shows difficulty in motivating teachers to change behaviors

Person holding smartphone with lots of message alert icons superimposed on the screen, with laptop in the background.

AI skeptic creates chatbot to help teachers design classes

Human hand shaking robot hand, symbolizing human-robot collaboration and technology.

Teen tech trends and school cellphone bans

A Yondr pouch which holds and locks smartphones.

Student absences have surged since COVID-19. Some lawmakers say parents should be jailed

A school chair behind bars.

Education

Students at this law school get a firsthand look at a 'broken' immigration law system

Graphic showing a visa page with the text "United States of America, Permanent Resident" and a USA flag in the background.

Real Estate

Aging homes, rising prices: The 10 cities with the oldest houses in the U.S.

Wooden houses in the industrial suburb of Buffalo, NY, USA.

Renting vs. buying: How housing costs compare across America

Aerial view of the Phoenix suburbs in Surprise, Arizona.

6 of the best cities for 55+ homebuyers in 2025 and where demand is cooling

Atlanta, Georgia, USA overlooking Piedmont Park at dusk.

10 worst states to be a landlord (avoid these risky markets)

Anxious landlord rubbing eyes while looking at documents.

The renter suburb: Renters outnumber owners in 203 suburbs in largest US metros

A row of double story suburban homes.

Education

Lowest paying metros for elementary school teachers

Business & Economy

Breaking down babysitting costs across the U.S.

Business & Economy

States with the highest divorce rates

Business & Economy

18 ways technology has changed investing

Business & Economy

Most expensive divorces of all time

Real Estate

Cities with the Worst Commutes in America