Unemployment Drops, New High School Program For College And Career Exploration In Madison Schools, Food Friday: Soup

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Beginning next fall in the Madison School District, high school students will have “personalized pathways,” described as a way for students to explore college and career options. We learn more about how this program will work. For Food Friday, we talk to an author who makes the case for a “soup swap”–and shares recipes for different kinds of soup. We also discuss the news.

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  • Unemployment Rate Hits Nine-Year Low

    New numbers from the Labor Department showed that November saw the creation of 178,000 jobs and an unemployment rate at 4.6 percent — the lowest since August 2007, which was before the recession. We talk to the Department of Labor’s former chief economist about what is behind the nine-year low in unemployment.

  • Madison Public School District Introduces New Personalized Pathways

    The Madison Metropolitan School District is looking roll out a new program called Personalized Pathways in all of Madison’s high schools next year. The program represents an effort to address the achievement gap and prepare students for life after high school with relevant course work and academic and career planning. We’ll hear more about the program with MMSD superintendent Jennifer Cheatham..

  • Food Friday: Soup Swap: Comforting Recipes To Make And Share

    As we head into one of the coldest times of year, we talk to a chef and James Beard award-winning food journalist about different soup recipes and how a soup swap can be an easy way to entertain and build community.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Haleema Shah Producer
  • Veronica Rueckert Producer
  • William M. Rodgers III Guest
  • Jennifer Cheatham Guest
  • Kathy Gunst Guest

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