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Essential worker parents struggle with remote school
Dec 17, 2020
Those who work outside the home must often rely on family or pay for help to supervise kids.
Families are worried about the costs of online learning, study shows
by
David Brancaccio
, Kristin Schwab
and Alex Schroeder
Aug 13, 2020
Parents are concerned about what online learning could to do their finances and their career growth.
Remote learning boosts back-to-school spending
by
Erika Beras
Aug 11, 2020
School will be remote for many kids in the fall, and parents have been scrambling to outfit their homes with schooling furniture and supplies.
COVID-19 tests the limits of online schooling tech in China
by
Jennifer Pak
Apr 21, 2020
Among the challenges: How do you teach gym class to students stuck in tiny apartments?
Study says support for school principals leads to better test scores
by
Erika Beras
Apr 8, 2019
The report is based on a program of investment in 1,100 principals.
Back-to-school budgets: How much are you spending?
Jul 31, 2018
We want to know what your expenses are and how you keep costs down.
Home day cares are disappearing across California
by
Priska Neely
Apr 2, 2018
Finding child care in California, especially for infants, is getting harder to do. The number of licensed home day cares has steeply declined in the state with thousands closing the last decade. Since 2008, the state has seen a 26 percent decline in the number of these small businesses, according to a recent report from […]
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How recess can make students better job candidates
Dec 19, 2017
Giving students short breaks each day can do a lot.
Could work-based learning help rural towns prepare students for a new economy close to home?
Aug 14, 2017
One small fishing town in Maine is trying something new to help the next generation gain valuable work skills: a new charter school focused on the idea of work-based learning — designed to put students into the community and expose them to different kinds of jobs in their state.
Budget standoffs in three states result in government shutdowns
Jul 3, 2017
Illinois isn't the only state with budget woes.