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February 16, 2026: “The K-Shaped Economy of the Rich Doing Fine and Everyone Else Struggling Is Back—and It Could Mean a Rocky 2026” by Juliana Kaplan and Madison Hoff for Business Insider
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“Do We Have a National Reading Crisis?” by Thomas Newkirk
EPISODE 4:11 Kelly and Penny visit with Mike Schmoker, author of Focus 2.0 and Results 2.0, to discuss the steps schools can take to help students achieve dramatic improvements.
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