After months of pandemic learning, 2021 brought renewed scrutiny of the sexism in dress codes as students readjusted to in-person school.
Author: Alia Wong, USA TODAY
Back-to-school gun violence was highest on record. Active shooter drills may not be the answer.
So far in fall 2021, schools have had nearly twice as many shootings as before the pandemic. But active shooter drills may heighten the trauma.
Finding day care was already a ‘confusing and frustrating maze.’ Coronavirus made it worse.
Parents say the process of finding and signing up for child care, or the financial aid they need to afford it, has become more overwhelming than ever.
Which students missed class during COVID-19? We asked. And, schools don’t know.
If schools are to have any hope of catching kids up from COVID absences, they’ll need to know who missed the most school during the pandemic–and why.
Parents desperately need child care. But day cares are struggling to retain workers.
Half of the day care workers who left early in the COVID pandemic have yet to return to their child care jobs, due to low pay or fear of health risks.
Green jobs’ path to middle class, sustainability largely blocked to Native Americans
The green economic boom promises many Americans well-paying jobs. But sustainability industries are struggling to reach people of color.
Students crushed by stress, depression are back in class. Here’s how schools are meeting their needs
The mental-health challenges won’t magically disappear once students trickle back into school buildings
As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens — and schools may lose funding
With parents desperate for alternatives to distance learning, kindergarten enrollment has plummeted in districts across the country.
They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors. Now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated.
Many providers aren’t being prioritized for vaccination, and that could have implications for the families they serve.
COVID-19 has devastated Hawaii’s lei industry; now generations-old shops are clawing back
Tourism and celebrations are the linchpins of Hawaii’s lei culture. A combination of innovation and the “aloha spirit” is helping vendors get by.