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Some of the nation’s largest employers — like Walmart, McDonald’s and Jiffy Lube — are broaching a new frontier: convincing colleges to give credits to retail and fast-food workers for what they learn on the job, counting toward a degree. Educators hope this brings more students into the fold, expanding access to education and allowing more people to achieve better-paying, more-secure careers with less debt and fewer years of juggling work and study. Behind the scenes, executives paint a grander transformation of hiring, a world where your resume will rely less on titles or diplomas and act more like a passport of skills you’ve proven you have. Learn more about how it works 👇

The Indigenous Journalists Association Association has announced winners of its 2024 Indigenous Media Awards. NPR took first and third place in the Best Coverage of Indigenous Communities award category for Radio / Podcast. Throughline won first place for "A tale of two tribal nations." Congratulations to Anya Steinberg, Sequoia Carrillo, Casey Miner, Ramtin Arablouei, Rund Abdelfatah, Cristina Kim, Devin Katayama, Lawrence W., Julie Caine, @Kevin Volkl, and all involved in this work! NPR's "Blood, oil, and the Osage Nation: The battle over headrights" won third place. Congratulations to Sam Kesler, Amanda Aronczyk, Keith Romer, Willa Rubin, and all involved in this work!

Congratulations to NPR's Daniel Estrin, Anas Baba, Aya Batrawy, Larry Kaplow, Alon Avital, Abu Bakr Bashir, Mark Katkov, Didi Schanche on winning the National Press Club’s Breaking News Award (broadcast) for “The First Days of the Israel-Hamas War.” And to the NPR Investigations team's Chiara Eisner for winning the National Press Club’s Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting for “Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability.” A team of reporters at National Public Radio won the club’s breaking news award for their nuanced reporting of the first days of the Israel-Hamas war, and NPR’s Chiara Eisner won the Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award for print and online reporting for her investigation into how biomedical labs were excessively bleeding Horseshoe Crabs to harvest the blood for testing, which drove regulatory change. https://lnkd.in/gCJiaUVg

Anna Yukhananov joins NPR as Deputy Washington Editor

2024 election: What time is the debate? NPR will be providing live on-air special coverage of the CNN Presidential Debate Simulcast. Plus, you can follow NPR’s live blog for updates and analysis during the debate. https://lnkd.in/gkpYbncX

Kindergarteners in the U.S. are missing a lot of school. In K-12 across the country, an alarming number of children have been chronically absent — defined as missing at least 10% of the school year, usually about 18 days. It’s an old problem that COVID made much, much worse. By one count, more than 1 in 4 students in the U.S. was chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year. In California, that included more than 1 in 3 kindergartners. But the tiny town of Livingston is an outlier. It shares 3 powerful lessons for how schools can work with parents to proactively prevent absenteeism.

NPR welcomes new Brand Director, Russell Gossett

Have you ever been working on your computer and noticed yourself holding your breath? You're not alone. Many of us forget to breathe deeply when we're glued to our screens. But here's the thing: that shallow breathing can mess with our focus, decision-making and leave us feeling drained. Fortunately, there's a simple fix! In the latest episode of @TEDRadioHour’s #BodyElectric, delve into the phenomenon of "screen apnea." Listen now for or a quick exercise and actionable tips to weave better breathing habits into your everyday routine. 

Michel Martin joined Society of Professional Journalists DC’s Hall of Fame, honoring Washington journalists with at least 25 years’ experience. Michel was honored at the Dateline Awards and Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Michel!