Feb 8, 2021

How “pooled testing” can help keep schools open

A teacher helps her first-grade student during in-person class at an elementary school in Stamford, Connecticut, in September. John Moore/Getty Images

Pooled testing occurs when multiple samples are tested collectively. Plus, a conversation with the writer-director of "Miss Juneteenth."

Segments From this episode

Dems' family agenda: tax credits, child care and school aid, paid leave

by Mitchell Hartman

Feb 8, 2021

Now that the party's in control in Washington, progressives are aiming high.

Women, especially those with children at home, have lost or left work at unprecedented levels.

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COVID-19

Will the next round of relief checks be based on 2020 income?

by Samantha Fields

Feb 8, 2021

That may depend on how early you file your taxes.

Filing your taxes electronically and early could raise the odds of getting a relief check based on your 2020 income, according to Janet Holtzblatt of the Tax Policy Center.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Store brands are becoming more popular during the pandemic

by Kristin Schwab

Feb 8, 2021

And not just because they're more affordable.

The stigma of buying generic simply isn't there anymore, generally speaking.

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Music from the episode

Animals Baths

Luv(sic.) pt3 (feat. Shing02) Nujabes, Shing02

Never Catch Me Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar

Philodendron Fields Monster Rally

Which Way To Paradise Poolside

Other Side Of The Game Erykah Badu

Dreams The Cranberries

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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