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All posts tagged "pandemic"
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3.1KGuest Opinion EssayI Can Offer Hope to Other Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse
While COVID-19 has consumed almost every part of the lives of most Americans for more than two months, the uncertainties, anxieties and...
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1.8KNewsAfter-school Programs Needed to Ensure Equity This Fall, Johns Hopkins Says
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY eSCHOOL+ INITIATIVE As school districts decide how to provide schooling this fall, they should take a close look at...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayInnovative Programming Can Still Combat Summer Learning Slide During COVID-19
For decades, summer learning loss, also known as summer slide, has been a significant issue, particularly for low-income students. A new study by...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayHow Are Youth With Disabilities Getting Exercise In Pandemic?
With gyms and sports centers in many places being closed off to the public, it made me wonder how young people in...
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2.1KNewsEsports + Courses Make Up New After-school Program For Reluctant Students
Two NBA Hall-of-Famers have joined a new team in a completely different arena. All-Stars Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin have combined forces to...
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6.4KGuest Opinion EssayFoster Youth Need More Than Their Basic Needs Met — Especially During a Crisis
Youth in foster care experience significant barriers as it relates to their physical, mental and emotional well-being. The impact of these barriers...
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayMore Telehealth Could Be Among Policy, Practice Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic
In a remarkably short period of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has required us to change almost everything about how we live and...
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3.7KGuest Opinion EssayHow Is Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Youth With Disabilities?
The spike in new COVID-19 cases here in the U.S. has some people on edge. The truth is that the majority of...
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2.4KGuest Opinion EssayTexting Our Students Even More Important During COVID-19 Pandemic
With schools making sudden shifts to remote learning and companies pivoting to digital work, devices are playing a vital role in sustaining...
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2.4KGuest Opinion EssayAdvance Peace Change Agents Already Interrupting Epidemics Every Day in Neighborhood
Fresh shell casings are still scattered in the streets. Multiple sets of dice are still rolling like rocks in an avalanche. Bottles...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow Are Youth With Disabilities Maintaining Relationships During COVID-19 Pandemic?
Although stay-at-home requirements are being lifted in phases, many people are choosing to remain indoors until the coast is clear. This decision...
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1.4KNewsNYPD Won’t Stay in Schools Under New Budget Agreement
NEW YORK — The Surrogate’s Court in Lower Manhattan received a fresh coat of paint — albeit an unprompted one, after graffiti,...
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2.4KNewsGallup Schools Hope For CARES Funding for Tech Purchases
The perfect storm analogy might be apropos when assessing the dire situation of Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS) as it attempts to slog...
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1.9KNewsState Outreach Helping Aged-out Foster Youth Amid Anxiety About Lost Oil Field Jobs
Jade Collins really needs her driver’s license to get to her doctor’s appointments. She was 29 weeks pregnant in late May and...
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2.9KNewsPandemic Accelerated Rollout of Extended Foster Care ‘in Really Good Way’
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) had been working for over a year toward launching...
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1.7KNewsNM Schools Providing Academic Coaches, School Packets, Food to Struggling Students
The COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to online learning have exposed a number of unexpected and difficult educational achievement gaps for New...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayHow Are Youth With Disabilities Spending Their Money During COVID-19?
It seems like every day experts have new opinions on how the economy is being affected by COVID-19. Today alone, I’ve read...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayWe Need to Take Care of Each Other After COVID-19 Too
The Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) in Richmond, Calif., is a non-law enforcement governmental agency whose sole purpose is to reduce gun...
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3.0KNewsYouthWorks in Massachusetts Reimagines Summer Youth Employment
This summer, teenagers in Massachusetts may be conducting oral history interviews about the impact of COVID-19 in their community. They may be...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayWhere Are Young People With Disabilities Getting Their News About COVID-19?
Anyone who has worked in a newsroom knows that the way people consume news has changed dramatically over the past decades. When...
