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NewsDepth 2024-2025 | Episode 3

This week on the show: Voting, Interest Rates, & Schools!

This week on NewsDepth:

Some young voices got a chance to experience voting.
We visit the Cuyahoga Board of Elections.
The Fed is cutting interest rates. What does that mean for your family?
And, a Native American group opened a Tribal college.

Federal Reserve (noun): The central bank of the United States and is responsible for controlling our economy.

Interest Rate (noun): The extra percentage you pay a bank when you borrow money.

Trade Job (noun): A type of work where people use special skills they’ve learned to build, fix, or create.

Budget Deficit (noun): When an organization spends more money than it brings in.

Native Species (noun): A plant or animal that originated and developed in a specific ecosystem without the aid of humans.

Pollinator (noun): Usually insects that move pollen from plant to plant to allow for fertilization.

A Native American group in Minneapolis, the Red Lake Nation, opened their second Tribal college.

Summer May, a recent grad of the school, said that she felt seen in the curriculum, and finally represented in the academic world.

For our write-to-us this week, we want to know what makes your school unique?

Students can use our inbox form online or send us an email to newsdepth@ideastream.org to send us their answers.

We need your help picking trade jobs that will be the focus of this season’s Career Callouts!

A trade job is a type of work where people use special skills they've learned to fix, build, or create things. For example, electricians, plumbers, and mechanics.

So tell us, which skilled trade jobs do you want to learn more about?

You can choose between: welder, electrician, truck driver, steel-worker, or police officer.

Click here to vote!

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Natalia Garcia is a digital producer for the education team at Ideastream Public Media.