Apr 06 How teachers’ and parents’ COVID stress is affecting kids By Kavitha Cardoza, The Hechinger Report Children dealing with their own issues also bear the frustration and fears of the adults closest to them… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:49 Are college athletes employees? Supreme Court mulls compensation for student players By John Yang, Alex D'Elia, Tess Conciatori College basketball’s “March Madness,” which reaches its crescendo this weekend, reminds us that big-time college athletics can look like big business. As John Yang reports, it was a fitting backdrop Wednesday for a well-timed Supreme Court argument over compensation for… Continue watching
Mar 31 France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban. Continue reading
Mar 30 Supreme Court case could change the nature of college sports By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press If the former college athletes who brought the case win, colleges could end up competing for talented student athletes by offering over-the-top education benefits worth tens of thousands of dollars. Continue reading
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