Mar 28 Watch 9:06 Economic loss due to the pandemic hit women hard. This educational tool aims to help By PBS NewsHour While the COVID-19 pandemic has had dire economic consequences worldwide, its impact on women has been especially harsh, setting back strides made towards gender and economic equity. Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, co-founders of TheSkimm, a digital media company aimed… Continue watching
Mar 26 WATCH: Harris discusses child poverty and education with Secretary Miguel Cardona By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The expansion of the child tax credit, along with other measures, will cut childhood poverty in half this year, according to an analysis done by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. Continue reading
Mar 26 Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBTQ flags By Associated Press The detentions came amid growing government intolerance toward the LGBT community in Turkey. The 12 students were detained Thursday after they displayed the flags of the LGBT rights movements during a protest at Istanbul's prestigious Bogazici University. Continue reading
Mar 25 USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with over 700 women who accused the college's longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse. The agreement is believed to be a record amount for such a case. Continue reading
Mar 24 Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to sign $577M HBCU settlement bill By Associated Press Hogan is scheduled to attend a bill signing Wednesday afternoon with lawmakers at Bowie State University. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 15:31 How to handle tantrums, anxiety and other pandemic parenting challenges By PBS NewsHour There is little doubt that parenting during a pandemic has been challenging, and even with schools starting to reopen, the disruption to routines and structure has created new anxieties for parents and children alike. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with clinical psychologist… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 5:41 CDC relaxes social distancing guidelines for schools In new guidelines released Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its social distancing requirements for students in school, stating they could safely sit three feet apart — rather than six — without barriers if they are wearing… Continue watching
Mar 19 CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, now saying students can sit as close as 3 feet to each other in classrooms. Continue reading
Mar 18 Students who got partial loan relief to see full discharge By Carole Feldman, Associated Press The Education Department says the change could lead to $1 billion in loans being canceled for 72,000 borrowers, all of whom attended for-profit schools. Continue reading
Mar 18 WATCH: IRS commissioner testifies before House about 2021 filing season By News Desk and Associated Press Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig will testify Thursday before the House Ways and Means Committee about the 2021 tax filing season. Continue reading