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Virtual school evolves, even as the pandemic wanes

by Stephanie Hughes
Jun 7, 2022
What once was a necessity is now an expanding educational frontier.
Virtual learning used to be less dynamic, with students and teachers accessing materials at different times. The pandemic changed that.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Pandemic problems continue for parents working and watching kids at home

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 16, 2021
Especially for mothers who are working from home and supervising their kids’ school days.
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Unworkable

Essential worker parents struggle with remote school

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 17, 2020
Those who work outside the home must often rely on family or pay for help to supervise kids.
Dealing with daycare disruptions and remote school have been especially hard on essential worker parents.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Parents grapple with back to school while working from home

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 3, 2020
They're managing their kids' remote learning while also trying to earn a living.
Millions of parents are at home with their kids during the school day while also trying to work a job.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Families are worried about the costs of online learning, study shows

by David Brancaccio , Kristin Schwab and Alex Schroeder
Aug 13, 2020
Parents are concerned about what online learning could to do their finances and their career growth.
The burdens on families include paying for devices, internet connection and lunches, but also concerns about career growth for parents.
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COVID-19

How pandemic-shuttered campuses can reopen

by Jennifer Pak
May 27, 2020
The Shanghai campus of New York University has resumed classes, but the environment and learning process are different.
A student at NYU's Shanghai campus sits alone in the library. Fewer seats are available, reflecting the school's effort to maintain social distancing.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

COVID-19 tests the limits of online schooling tech in China

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 21, 2020
Among the challenges: How do you teach gym class to students stuck in tiny apartments?
Ada Lu chats with her classmates in online group discussions every day but she hasn't seen them in person for more than two months and misses playing with her friends.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Working parents in China struggle with online schooling during the COVID-19 outbreak

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 16, 2020
Online classes are difficult for working Chinese parents with young children.
Ada Lu learned to ride a bicycle outside her apartment complex during the COVID-19 virus outbreak in Shanghai.
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