{"podcast":{"title":"Burlington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141","podcast_index_feed_id":7606141,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/burlington-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/burlington-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":565,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Burlington News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Burlington—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Burlington News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T12:19:54.214438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141"},"episode":{"title":"Pre-K Program in Crisis","slug":"pre-k-program-in-crisis","published_at":"2026-06-26T18:55:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/pre-k-program-in-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/e61a6d37-54d6-491e-ab13-df5127d6cd1b.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/e61a6d37-54d6-491e-ab13-df5127d6cd1b.mp3","summary":"Wells Springs Unified is on edge as it races to fill a critical pre-K teaching vacancy before July—or risk reconfiguring its entire program. With no qualified candidates in sight, licensing hurdles, and no room to expand, the district is weighing drastic options like splitting sessions, while also battling heating issues and renovating a basement bathroom for backup space. Parents and staff are anxious as the board prepares to potentially call a special meeting to decide the program’s future, all while juggling broader district challenges like facility upgrades and leadership vacancies. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/d452b3b1ff23ac6d","meta_description":"Wells Springs Unified is on edge as it races to fill a critical pre-K teaching vacancy before July—or risk reconfiguring its entire program. With no quali…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":108,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/episodes/pre-k-program-in-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/pre-k-program-in-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}