The Dayton Regional STEM School Local Economics Podcast Project

Brianna and Abby found that many veterans struggle financial when returning home. Entering civilian workforce can be difficult contribute more financial problems, although there are many ways veterans can prosper in today's economy. Podcast Research: BLS articleEmployment Situation of Veterans Summary Think Process articleHow Economic Inequality Could Take A Bigger Toll On Veterans’ Mental Health Than Warfare Itself

In this podcast, we were tasked to do research on an economic indicator. With the information we found, we made interview questions to use in an interview with someone related to the topic we researched. For our podcast, we researched entrepreneurship and interviewed our teacher who is a small business owner in here in Dayton, Ohio. Some o the key topics we covered were: The definition of entrepreneurship: The act of starting a business or an organization. There are 23 million small businesses in

In this podcast, Aubrianna Markus' essential question was: what has caused the increase in student debt, and what impact does this have on the economy?She interviewed Tera Mandery on her personal opinions of student loan debt. The newsarticlethat alerted her was about increasing student loan debt. Some facts andstatisticsthat she found were: In 2013, 7 out of 10 graduating seniors at public andprivate nonprofit colleges had student loans. They owed an average of $28,400,up 2% since 2012. Student

In this podcast, Eric discusses the presence of the Hollywood Gaming Casino in Dayton and how it has affected the local economy. He interviewed Mr. Chris Kershner, the Vice President of Public Policy and Economic Development for the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. Eric learned a lot of valuable information from the expert he interviewed, and confirmed some of his inferences about the effects of Hollywood Gaming on Dayton’s economy. Sources: News Article, BLS Data, BLS Spreadsheet, Chris Kershner

In this podcast we discuss the process of budget cutting at Wright Patt and how it affects the people in the work force. According to an article from the military website written on October 1, 2014 they are planning to cut 372 positions, 103 were occupied so 269 of them were vacant. Which lead to us conducting an interview with Vanessa Freeman, a Senior Manpower Analyst at Wright Patt Air Force Base who is one of the main people involved in budget cuts. Overall, majority of our questions were