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Gender gap in work hours grew during pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 29, 2021
Moms were overwhelmingly responsible for supervising remote learning
A mom asks questions at the end of her 5-year-old daughter's online kindergarten class in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Parents who work full time are more likely to have kids at school in person — study

by Erika Beras
Jan 26, 2021
A new Gallup survey finds that 71% of parents who work full time have kids who are attending school in person.
A new Gallup survey found that only 47% of parents whose kids are learning remotely are working full time, while 71% of parents who work full time have kids back in brick-and-mortar schools.
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Workplace Culture

How working from home has changed 8 months into the pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 26, 2020
Workers have learned to negotiate faulty Wi-Fi, toddler potty breaks, and remote school.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Home schooling gets "a flood of interest" during pandemic uncertainty

by Molly Wood and Bennett Purser
Sep 23, 2020
Some parents, fearing COVID-19 outbreaks at reopened schools, are opting out of the traditional education system.
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Libraries and social services go hand and hand, especially in the pandemic

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam
Sep 16, 2020
We check in with a Tennessee librarian whose staff is helping patrons with computers and virtual schooling.
"I want to see the library lively. I want to see the programs back," says Jennifer Pearson, director of the Marshall County Memorial Library. Above, she stands in the middle of her staff.
Courtesy of Jennifer Pearson.
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