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School
Some families drop out of China's education rat race
by
Jennifer Pak
Jul 8, 2024
Seeking balance and well-being, urbanites pull their kids out of the country's ultracompetitive system and head to village schools.
Summer school is increasingly important for students, but where are the teachers?
Jun 20, 2022
With many teachers exhausted by the demands of the pandemic, it's harder for school districts to recruit them for summer work.
More high schools may start the day later ... because teens need more sleep
Mar 31, 2022
While pediatricians support a change, some districts say it would upend child care and work schedules for families.
Chinese students, parents stressed by demands of extracurricular classes
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 9, 2021
Academic competition pressures families to enroll children in tutoring courses. But some parents are resisting.
Essential worker parents struggle with remote school
Dec 17, 2020
Those who work outside the home must often rely on family or pay for help to supervise kids.
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.
Remote learning boosts back-to-school spending
by
Erika Beras
Aug 11, 2020
School will be remote for many kids in the fall, and parents have been scrambling to outfit their homes with schooling furniture and supplies.
For public good, not for profit.
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?
Study says support for school principals leads to better test scores
by
Erika Beras
Apr 8, 2019
The report is based on a program of investment in 1,100 principals.
Back-to-school budgets: How much are you spending?
Jul 31, 2018
We want to know what your expenses are and how you keep costs down.