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School Report Card: One district hires a 'COVID coordinator' while another declares state of emergency
"Principals were spending 10 hours a day working up all COVID cases and weren't able to do their jobs," explains the superintendent behind hiring a "COVID coordinator" for a New York school district.
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Experts say these 4 habits help keep teens healthy
Pediatricians share how to help teens follow healthy routines that will set them up for success this school year — and beyond.
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5 common health concerns college students face — and how to handle them
Doctors say there are a few important health concerns that college students need to be aware of. Here's what to look out for — and how to take action.
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Brown University stops in-person dining over COVID outbreak; University of Kansas students demand campus vaccine requirement
The Ivy League school will transition to a "grab and go" program for all meals, and a group of students organized a protest to highlight the University of Kansas's "lack of COVID-19 efforts."
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4 tips from psychologists to help ease back-to-school anxiety
Anxious about back-to-school? Here are steps you and your kids can take to help reduce anxiety levels.
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Back-to-school health checklist: Experts share 10 important steps as kids return to classrooms
Doctors recommend running through this checklist before you go back to school or back to college, so you can be as prepared as possible for a healthy school year.
Yahoo LifeJennifer Garner reveals 2 out of 3 of her kids are vaccinated as they return to school: ‘Soon, please, 11 and under’
Jennifer Garner thanks teachers as her kids return to school after being vaccinated for COVID-19.
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Moms are pleading for children to ‘be kind’ as they send their kids back to school. Experts share how parents can help.
"Kindness starts fundamentally from seeing it, doing it, and then finally feeling it and believing it," an expert tells Yahoo Life.
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6 surprising back-to-school allergens — and how to protect your child
Allergens lurk both inside and outside of kids' classrooms, which can trigger your child's allergies. Find out what the telltale signs are and how to find relief.
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Is your kid's computer agonizingly slow? Try these 5 fixes
Find out why your child's computer is slow — and what you can do to help fix it.
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School district allows students to opt out of mask policy. Mom says same policy should apply to 'misogynistic' dress code
"In light of the opt-out option related to the recently announced mask mandate, I can only assume that parents are now in a position to pick and choose the school policies to which their child should be subject," the woman wrote.
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Parents flood social media with emotional back-to-school photos as kids return to classrooms: 'I am extremely losing it'
Feeling emotional about kids going back to school is a "typical response, but it's amplified this year because of everything that's been going on for the past year and a half," a psychologist tells Yahoo Life.
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What parents should know about bullying amid a 'complicated year, socially, for a lot of kids'
Back to school — and bullying? How parents can help their kids cope.
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Amazon’s most versatile tote bag folds totally flat — this bag is a 'lifesaver' and a 'genius idea'
You can literally snap this roomy tote down for easy storage at any moment – or use it as a storage basket.
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Back-to-school tensions run high for families amid rise in COVID cases: 'The last year and a half has been brutal for kids'
The Delta variant is fueling a rise in cases among the unvaccinated — including children under the age of 12, who aren't yet eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Millions of kids are behind on routine vaccinations, while those under 12 still can’t get COVID shots: What happens with school, come fall?
Many parents and doctors agree that children should return to in-person learning in the fall. But a recent study shows that the numbers of pediatric vaccinations for routine diseases fell during the pandemic.
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Watch 'Citizen Verizon Assembly: Education Is Not Up for Debate' live town hall
Watch as Yara Shahidi, Gabrielle Union, Soledad O’Brien, professors, politicians and business leaders come together in a virtual town hall for an urgent debate on today’s education system, with a look to the future.
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Kids from across the country sound off on the challenges of learning in a pandemic: 'We probably can't hug each other'
Yahoo Life checked in with four kids to hear their feelings about returning to school, whether from home or in-person, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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As colleges reopen, Soledad O’Brien examines the growing student hunger crisis (exclusive)
Soledad O'Brien reports on the growing student hunger crisis at colleges and universities across the country, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating it.
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'I'm hungry all the time': How hunger has reached crisis level on college campuses (exclusive)
Forty-five percent of college students are struggling to eat. In this exclusive investigation, Soledad O'Brien examines the growing crisis at universities across the country, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating it.
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Kelly Clarkson opens up about talking to her children about coronavirus: ‘It’s overwhelming and scary’
The singer talks about quarantining in Montana and sending her kids back to school.
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Some universities say notifying students of COVID-19 cases on campus violates privacy rights. Experts say transparency is key.
“The question here is, if you don’t identify an individual, whether there still might be a privacy violation,” one expert tells Yahoo Life.
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Harvard's campus will not open for fall semester for the 1st time in 384 years
“Harvard University will close only for an act of God, such as the end of the world,” Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III had said in 1977. That time seems to have come for this centuries-old institution.
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'Back to school is just the tip of the iceberg': A psychologist on how parents can prepare kids for the long haul of the pandemic
“Create new routines that might have to change a lot," Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
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The best mobile plan for Gen Z will pay you up to $200 to sign up — but hurry
With Yahoo Mobile, kids and parents can rest easy knowing they’re paying for top-notch service via Verizon's 4G LTE network.
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From managing meltdowns to finding balance, homeschool experts share their secrets for parents struggling with remote learning
Homeschool experts say "don't worry" to parents facing remote-learning stresses. For help with that, here are their top 11 tips for navigating it all.