[ad_1] BATH – In my 93 years, I have never seen America so splintered and ineffective. The pandemic is a great challenge, as is reckoning with widespread racism, but America has long been a global leader – in two world wars, and in improving the world community. Yet the world…
[ad_1] By CAROLINE NJUNG’E Though studies indicate that children are less susceptible to Civid-19, they are some of the biggest casualties of the pandemic in Kenya. During his July 6 address on coronavirus, President Kenyatta decried the growing cases of violation of children’s rights, singling out teen pregnancies. “I am…
[ad_1] Photo: Maddie Meyer (Getty Images) More than a dozen of the biggest names in tech have thrown their support behind last week’s lawsuit pushing back against ICE’s proposed plans to deport any foreign students planning to attend online-only classes in the coming semester. That’s according to a brief filed…
[ad_1] DETROIT — The fury surrounding the start of summer school in Detroit this week offers a preview of the emotional battles that could hit many more communities this fall. The city’s main public school district made the unusual decision to open classrooms for in-person summer learning starting Monday in…
[ad_1] Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt Posts circulated on social media make the claim that Niraj Shah, chief executive officer of Wayfair, resigned from the e-shopping home retailer amid child sex trafficking allegations against the company. This claim, and the trafficking claim, are both false. Examples of the resignation claim…
[ad_1] Trauma expert provides advice for parents on how to keep their children safe at home during shelter in place. Stephanie Chao, MD, is the trauma medical director for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and an assistant professor of surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Among other things,…
[ad_1] JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At news conferences held in the days since Florida’s education commissioner ordered schools across the state to resume in-person classes next month, Gov. Ron DeSantis has claimed in various ways that children run an “incredibly low” risk for contracting coronavirus. “I don’t think there’s anyone who…
[ad_1] As we debate the pros and cons of reopening public schools in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are multiple factors that must be considered prior to making a decision. There are three different population groups whose safety we must worry about: School kids, faculty and staff, and…
[ad_1] At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the immediate challenge for Baltimore-based Kennedy Krieger Institute was shifting an almost-100% on-site outpatient workforce to an almost entirely remote one. (Its hospital has remained open, serving inpatients throughout the pandemic.) THE PROBLEM Kennedy Krieger has had a small behavioral-telehealth program for military…
[ad_1] During warm summer months, playing outside allows children and parents the chance to marvel at the natural world. Credit: Shutterstock With daycare and school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents have taken on more responsibility for children’s learning and development and for many this has been a major…
