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And over the years, concerns about those dropout rates and about ballooning student debt and a changing job market have tempered the view that college is the only path.

And over the years, concerns about those dropout rates and about ballooning student debt and a changing job market have tempered the view that college is the only path.

Dana Goldstein covers education for The Times. She went to schools that had once been focused on getting as many of their students into college as possible and have since changed their approach.

Dana Goldstein covers education for The Times. She went to schools that had once been focused on getting as many of their students into college as possible and have since changed their approach.

Dana Goldstein covers education for The Times. She went to schools that had once been focused on getting as many of their students into college as possible and have since changed their approach.

And finally, this week, Carl Dean, the husband of country superstar Dolly Parton, died at 82 years old. The couple met on the day Parton moved to Nashville. She was trying to break into the industry. He was an asphalt paver. He was famously private. Even as Parton skyrocketed to fame, Dean almost never gave interviews.

And finally, this week, Carl Dean, the husband of country superstar Dolly Parton, died at 82 years old. The couple met on the day Parton moved to Nashville. She was trying to break into the industry. He was an asphalt paver. He was famously private. Even as Parton skyrocketed to fame, Dean almost never gave interviews.

And finally, this week, Carl Dean, the husband of country superstar Dolly Parton, died at 82 years old. The couple met on the day Parton moved to Nashville. She was trying to break into the industry. He was an asphalt paver. He was famously private. Even as Parton skyrocketed to fame, Dean almost never gave interviews.

But he was the inspiration behind one of the biggest songs in country music history.

But he was the inspiration behind one of the biggest songs in country music history.

But he was the inspiration behind one of the biggest songs in country music history.

Parton said her 1973 hit Jolene came from an early moment in their marriage when she noticed Dean was making frequent trips to the bank. She realized he was getting a lot of attention there from a certain bank teller. The song is addressed to her.

Parton said her 1973 hit Jolene came from an early moment in their marriage when she noticed Dean was making frequent trips to the bank. She realized he was getting a lot of attention there from a certain bank teller. The song is addressed to her.

Parton said her 1973 hit Jolene came from an early moment in their marriage when she noticed Dean was making frequent trips to the bank. She realized he was getting a lot of attention there from a certain bank teller. The song is addressed to her.

Jolene topped the country music chart, got a Grammy nod, and became the most covered song of any that Parton has written. Everyone from the White Stripes to Beyonce has taken a stab at it. Parton said she thought some of the success was because no one had written a song from that angle before, addressing the other woman. For Dean and Parton, the bank teller crush didn't shake their relationship.

Jolene topped the country music chart, got a Grammy nod, and became the most covered song of any that Parton has written. Everyone from the White Stripes to Beyonce has taken a stab at it. Parton said she thought some of the success was because no one had written a song from that angle before, addressing the other woman. For Dean and Parton, the bank teller crush didn't shake their relationship.

Jolene topped the country music chart, got a Grammy nod, and became the most covered song of any that Parton has written. Everyone from the White Stripes to Beyonce has taken a stab at it. Parton said she thought some of the success was because no one had written a song from that angle before, addressing the other woman. For Dean and Parton, the bank teller crush didn't shake their relationship.

They were married for nearly 60 years. Those are the headlines. Today on The Daily, a look inside a Sinaloa cartel fentanyl lab in Mexico. That's next in the New York Times audio app, or you can listen wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Tracy Mumford. We'll be back tomorrow.

They were married for nearly 60 years. Those are the headlines. Today on The Daily, a look inside a Sinaloa cartel fentanyl lab in Mexico. That's next in the New York Times audio app, or you can listen wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Tracy Mumford. We'll be back tomorrow.

They were married for nearly 60 years. Those are the headlines. Today on The Daily, a look inside a Sinaloa cartel fentanyl lab in Mexico. That's next in the New York Times audio app, or you can listen wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Tracy Mumford. We'll be back tomorrow.