This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Suspensions fell sharply last school year, largely because few schools handed them out when campuses were shuttered due to the coronavirus. In total, suspensions dropped to 18,215 during the 2019-20…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Summer break gave school leaders time to reflect on the lessons of the spring and create more effective reopening plans for the fall. But, because the federal government left reopening…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When women at a Sri Lankan garment factory started to develop coughs and fevers, few took it seriously — the South Asian island had few cases of the coronavirus and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly affected how therapists deliver health services, which had to move from in-person therapy to remote telehealth, researchers report. For a new study in Community Mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When schools closed in March, Alexandria Zoungrana was uneasy. For the senior at Manual High School in Denver Public Schools, having school entirely online was foreign to her — and to her teachers.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Physical distancing, clean water and soap, and strong health care services: These are the key ingredients to preventing and containing the spread of COVID-19, according to health officials. Yet most…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Claudia Goldin, former head of the American Economic Association, called the period beginning in the mid-1970s the Quiet Revolution (PDF) in women’s labor. The ranks of female workers had grown steadily after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As coronavirus virus-related school closures continue to disrupt the nation’s education system, even veteran teachers are feeling pressure, exhaustion and stress — but educators like Michele Lew, an assistant principal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The shutdowns and restrictions that governments have imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 have made it hard for many households to afford basic needs. Thousands of Americans are struggling…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Advocates have been pushing the state to consider allowing students to continue their education until the end of this school year. Under the current rules, there’s no way for them…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 brought immense uncertainties to schools, so it is critical to center the design of any school model on student experiences. That’s why Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD), a small, rural district…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers screened 3,904 employees and clinicians at a New Jersey hospital between late April and late June for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and for lgG-antibodies to the virus, whose presence suggests…