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Buying a house: American dream or pipedream?

First-time homebuying really is more difficult than it used to be. Experts share advice on how to overcome the hurdles and make buying your home-sweet-home a realityLink to the transcript.Sign up for the Inspire Podcast newsletter.Learn about resources available to first-time homebuyers, veterans and teachers.

Digital disruption: Distracted learning affects more than just schoolkids

Schools are banning phones. But college students, workers also get pulled off task by digital devices. Here’s how smartphones can impact anyone’s thinking and learning.Link to transcript.Read tips on how to overcome digital distractions.

Pride and pedagogy: Reality for LGBTQ+ teachers

Teaching students and experienced educators talk about being queer in a shifting landscape.
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She started at a school where no one wanted to work

Education leader Antoinette Miranda built a career of advocacy by making her own challenges, and others’, her personal mission. She’s not about to stop now.Transcript available. Get news and guest insights by subscribing to the Inspire Podcast Newsletter.Read more about the career of Antoinette Miranda.

Parenting teens: Navigating the untidy, unplugged and unpredictable

In a fast-paced, complex world, has the rulebook for raising adolescents been rewritten?
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Finding joy when you don’t feel it

You know this elusive emotion when you feel it, and especially when you don’t. Learn ways to rethink and cultivate joy, even in the tough times
 
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Screen time for young kids: What are growing minds missing?

Overuse of media devices might impact white matter in developing brains, research shows. But it’s less about screens and more about the interactions that young children aren’t receiving. 
 
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American history: Having another déjà vu moment

Repeating cycles in the United States could serve as lessons for a better future, if we first recognize them.
 
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Americans are having fewer babies. Research points to why

Birth rates are declining. Ohio State researchers study possible reasons, economic solutions and discuss the scrutiny of another aspect of reproductive choice
 
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Can educators warm up to AI? Experts weigh in

Chatbot technology can boost learning motivation and student engagement. But first, educators must put parameters in place.
 
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