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Back-to-school gun violence was highest on record. Active shooter drills may not be the answer.

October 9, 2021October 10, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on Back-to-school gun violence was highest on record. Active shooter drills may not be the answer.

So far in fall 2021, schools have had nearly twice as many shootings as before the pandemic. But active shooter drills may heighten the trauma.

Money

Finding day care was already a ‘confusing and frustrating maze.’ Coronavirus made it worse.

September 3, 2021September 5, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on Finding day care was already a ‘confusing and frustrating maze.’ Coronavirus made it worse.

Parents say the process of finding and signing up for child care, or the financial aid they need to afford it, has become more overwhelming than ever.

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Which students missed class during COVID? Schools don’t know. How can they catch kids up?

August 19, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on Which students missed class during COVID? Schools don’t know. How can they catch kids up?

If schools are to have any hope of catching kids up from COVID absences, they’ll need to know who missed the most school during the pandemic–and why.

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Parents desperately need child care. But day cares are struggling to retain workers.

June 3, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on Parents desperately need child care. But day cares are struggling to retain workers.

Half of the day care workers who left early in the COVID pandemic have yet to return to their child care jobs, due to low pay or fear of health risks.

Nation

Teaching kids to hate America? Republicans want ‘critical race theory’ out of schools

May 13, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on Teaching kids to hate America? Republicans want ‘critical race theory’ out of schools

A look at the recent spate of Republican-driven legislation seeking to stamp critical race theory out of schools

Nation

Green jobs’ path to middle class, sustainability largely blocked to Native Americans

April 30, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on Green jobs’ path to middle class, sustainability largely blocked to Native Americans

The green economic boom promises many Americans well-paying jobs. But sustainability industries are struggling to reach people of color.

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Students crushed by stress, depression are back in class. Here’s how schools are meeting their needs

April 11, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on Students crushed by stress, depression are back in class. Here’s how schools are meeting their needs

The mental-health challenges won’t magically disappear once students trickle back into school buildings

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As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens — and schools may lose funding

February 21, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens — and schools may lose funding

With parents desperate for alternatives to distance learning, kindergarten enrollment has plummeted in districts across the country.

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They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors. Now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated.

February 1, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors. Now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated.

Many providers aren’t being prioritized for vaccination, and that could have implications for the families they serve.

Travel

COVID-19 has devastated Hawaii’s lei industry; now generations-old shops are clawing back

January 24, 2021January 25, 2021Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on COVID-19 has devastated Hawaii’s lei industry; now generations-old shops are clawing back

Tourism and celebrations are the linchpins of Hawaii’s lei culture. A combination of innovation and the “aloha spirit” is helping vendors get by.

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PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

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