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The teacher pay penalty, Meta's major settlement, and a footwear flop

2026-08-28 · 9 min · 4 entities

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This week’s indicators: The teacher pay penalty; Meta’s massive settlement; Nike and Dick’s Sporting Goods are struggling.   Fact checking by Sierra Juarez . Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that comparable college graduates in other professions make around 25% more than teachers. Those workers make about 33% more. Your Next Listen  — Why infinite scroll's inventor wants to kill his creation Connect with The Indicator  — Sign up for The Indicator’s weekly newsletter !  — Buy the Planet Money book   — Find our socials, YouTube and more !  — For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy