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COVID-19 & The Classroom: Parents share their struggles and plans as schools reopen

By PBS NewsHour Weekend

Even as schools strategize reopening, parents don’t know what the upcoming school year might look like. Some are struggling with balancing work with parenting while others are trying to cope with schools shifting from a hybrid structure to remote learning.

Students have their own demands for school reopening

By Charlotte West, The Hechinger Report

Mental health support, better remote instruction and a focus on vulnerable students -- high schoolers are pressing legislatures and school boards to make their appeals heard.

WATCH: Education officials testify on how to reopen schools amid the pandemic

By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press

The House Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee held a hearing July 23 on safely reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

NYC poised to open zoos, play ball under reopen plan, mayor says

By Associated Press

Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City is on track to allow zoos to open at limited capacity and professional sports without spectators starting next week under the next phase of its reopening.

New York’s Met Museum to open 5 days a week

By Karen Matthews, Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

Museum officials said Wednesday that the building will be open Thursday through Monday with safety protocols including frequent cleaning and visitors limited to 25% of the museum's capacity.

Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Terence Chea, Associated Press

Robots that can flip burgers, make salads and even bake bread are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers.

WATCH: McCarthy says reopening schools not a question of if, but how

By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press

"We cannot miss out on a generation of not being taught," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said, adding that if restaurants and casinos are allowed to reopen, schools and daycare centers should be, too.

CDC will not rewrite guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism from Trump

By Carole Feldman, Associated Press

Dr. Robert Redfield, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the agency will issue “additional reference documents” to facilitate reopening schools.

Despite virus surge, Trump pressures schools to resume in-person classes this fall

By Yamiche Alcindor

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U.S. consumers reduced their borrowing by $18.3 billion in May

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

U.S. consumers reduced their borrowing for a third straight month May as the millions of jobs lost because of the coronavirus pandemic made households less eager to take on new debt.