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.
Author: Alia Wong, USA TODAY
‘A decision no parent should ever have to make’: Families are suing over mask mandate bans
By banning mask mandates, parents of students with disabilities say states are forcing them to choose between their kids’ health and their education.
Which students missed class during COVID? Schools don’t know. How can they catch kids up?
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 meet their needs
The mental health challenges won’t 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.
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.
Despite COVID-19, standardized testing may force English learners back to school campuses
Advocates are calling on states to delay or cancel in-person proficiency tests for schoolchildren who are still learning English amid the pandemic.
COVID means more kids won’t be ready for kindergarten. America’s preschoolers are falling behind.
COVID is closing day cares, increasing the cost of preschools and keeping children at home during arguably their most formative years.