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Some Parents Are Starting Pandemic Homeschooling Pods—But They Leave Other Kids Behind
Last updated: 07/27/2020
Some Parents Are Starting Pandemic Homeschooling Pods—But They Leave Other Kids Behind Some Parents Are Starting Pandemic Homeschooling Pods—But They Leave Other Kids...
Should Kids Run Long? Here’s What They (and You) Need to Know
Last updated: 07/27/2020
When news arrived in 2017 that 8-year-old Jordan Ramirez was itching to break his 12-year-old sister Blanca’s world record—the youngest person thought to run seven marathons on...
You're a terrific parent -- when you aren't stressed.
Last updated: 07/26/2020
“I'm stressed, we're rushing, and before I know it, I'm yelling. When I see the look on his face, I feel awful. He was just being a kid. And I was just stressed out.” --...
Some parents may be pushed out of the workforce due to lack of child care
Last updated: 07/26/2020
Some parents may be pushed out of the workforce due to lack of child care Jul 23, 2020 6:35 PM EDT By — Transcript Audio In the U.S., child care was expensive and difficult to...
Parents Are Forming Exclusive School Pods. More Inequality Will Follow.
Last updated: 07/26/2020
Click into any online parent group this summer and you’re guaranteed to hear panicked parents working to figure out stable schooling options for their kids. Pandemic pods, or...
How to Make Your Class Page a Resource Hub for Learning
Last updated: 07/26/2020
The ability for classroom teachers to connect with their students in a virtual environment, enables purposeful teaching and learning opportunities. From an academic perspective,...
Parents Mobilize as Schools Wrestle With Tough Pandemic Decisions
Last updated: 07/26/2020
When schools around the country closed their buildings in the spring in response to a growing pandemic, Leah Mallace, like many parents, assumed they would reopen them again in...
Affordable child care seen as essential to getting parents back to work
Last updated: 07/25/2020
When Victoria mom Lisa Weighton finished her maternity leave in May, she took an extra six weeks off work because she couldn’t find daycare for her 14-month-old son Robin....
What a Child Allowance Like Canada’s Would Do for Child Poverty in America
Last updated: 07/25/2020
What a Child Allowance Like Canada’s Would Do for Child Poverty in America What a Child Allowance Like Canada’s Would Do for Child Poverty in America July 21,...
Schools Late to Consider Parent Input on Reopening Plans
Last updated: 07/25/2020
Yesterday, my local school district hosted a virtual “Community Chat on the Reopening of Schools” for parents. Aside from a June survey, this “chat” is the school district’s...