Working at 76: Inflation forces hard choice for older adults
Inflationary pressures may be starting to ease, but higher prices throughout much of 2022 are still taking a toll on older adults, with a larger share of people saying they felt their finances were worse off than a year before. Consumer inflation in November was still up 7.1% from a year earlier.
Arizona struggles with lack of experienced teachers
A shortage of teachers in Arizona’s public school classrooms has education groups, school administrators, business groups and the Department of Education spreading the word, figuring out the scope of the problem and looking for solutions.
Arizona’s rising median age brings concerns, opportunity, experts say
Aging baby boomers drove Arizona’s median age up by 1.7 years over the last decade. Compared to other states, Arizona is still relatively young. But the shift of baby boomers into senior-citizen ranks has some experts wondering if society is prepared for the potential increase in social service costs it could bring.