A program designed to give aspiring educators classroom teaching experience before they ever leave high school is graduating its first students in Macon this month. 

Morning Edition spoke with people who changed their jobs and transformed their lives as a result of the pandemic, from a Broadway actor who entered the tech world to a mom who set more boundaries.

At any moment, some 15 million Americans work in retail. Many stay for years. Now companies face a labor crunch, and workers wish these jobs were designed as durable careers.

A record number of women are becoming truck drivers, changing the face of an industry that has historically been dominated by men.