This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Attending school on Zoom and quarantining from family and friends has children struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, but, surprisingly, having kids at home may help adults feel less distressed, researchers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The increase in conversations about how to serve the overall needs of students, including their social and emotional needs, is one of the silver linings of education during the pandemic.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the start of the school year last August, I spent several days visiting a first-grade classroom in Austin, Texas, to see how the coronavirus pandemic was impacting teaching and learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent data shows that black, Latino, indigenous and immigrant communities are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, due in large part to the persistent legacy of structural racism – practices and policies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Home visiting programs have long been recognized as a vital support system for families facing challenges such as homelessness, poverty, drug abuse, and maternal depression. At-risk families are paired with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past two years, the media, politicians, public health authorities, and others have paid close attention to the number of lives lost to COVID-19: more than 800,000 Americans so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State-level legalization of abortion produced a 30-40% decline in non-white maternal mortality, health records from the 1960s and 1970s indicate. The state-level changes had little impact on overall or white…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While districts brace for a loss of academic learning and wider equity gaps in the fall, the global pandemic is emerging as an opportunity to build social-emotional skills. “We’re seeing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Decades of scientific research have suggested that a child’s early life experience has the power to profoundly affect their learning. One of the most predictive factors is socioeconomic status (SES), which recent research has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study looks at United States unemployment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify the effects of job loss trends on LGBTQ+ populations. LGBTQ+ individuals who are younger, Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A simple language intervention could help boost vaccination rates, especially when presenting information to people in bilingual populations, according to a new study. The findings show that between two groups…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most doctors use language that is too complex for their patients to understand, but some have the unique ability to tailor their language to meet their patients’ communication needs and…