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Yahoo LifeWatch '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.
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The new frontier of COVID-19 testing may be in your toilet
The University of Arizona reportedly identified two cases of COVID-19 before they spread using a technique called wastewater testing. Here's what you need to know.
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How school bus drivers are facing fear and uncertainty during the pandemic: We 'get put on the back burner a lot'
School bus drivers are facing a rollercoaster of emotions as districts get back to business, dealing with fears of infection, job security and more.
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How a school teacher raised $1M for educators around the U.S. — with help from Khloe Kardashian, Lance Bass and Kamala Harris
Courtney Jones, founder of ClearTheList Foundation, wants all teachers to have financial support this back-to-school season.
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The Unwind: Moms share their tips for dealing with back-to-school stress
Moms share how they successfully keep stress levels in check during back-to-school season.
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Students from the class of 2020 talk quarantine, virtual college and dealing with unknowns: 'We're going to make the most of it'
“Everyday plans are changing, but now we’re used to it because it’s been like this for months," college freshman Carlos Moreno tells Yahoo Life.
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New to Homeschooling? Here's Everything You Need to Know About Planning a Curriculum
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, many parents are making the tough decision to keep their kids out of the classroom this year. While distance learning is an option for some families, others are opting out of traditional schooling and into homeschooling.
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5 tips for parents coping with back-to-school anxieties
“The best way to deal with feeling overwhelmed is to come up with as good a plan as possible,” Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
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'Too loud. Too assertive. Too defiant': New education guide tackles biases in how Black girls are treated at school
The Education Trust has released a new guide, providing parents, educators and other “decision makers” with tools that can be used to “create better, safer learning environments for girls of color.”
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Parents call first day of school photos 'a piece of normalcy' as students wear masks and attend online class
Although going back to school doesn't look the same this year, parents are still documenting the milestone for their children to look back on.
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11 Tips For Managing Kids of Different Ages Who Are Learning at Home
Now that many school districts across the country are relying on hybrid learning models, parents are scrambling to get their children organized. While securing a laptop for your kids is hard enough, managing their individual school schedules is the definition of headache-inducing.
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The anxiety you’re feeling around back-to-school is normal, even if you’re not a student
Experts explain why it's not only students and parents feeling stressed by the back-to-school season during a pandemic.
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Natural Light's Dorm from Home hopes to 'give a piece of the college lifestyle' back to one lucky student
The beer brand is throwing a giveaway for college students who aren't returning to in-person classes this semester.
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How to Pod: These Parents Are Going Small to Stay Safe
Back in the spring, when some of us were still using magical thinking when it came to what school would look like in the fall, a few friends started bringing up the concept of "forming a pandemic pod." It seemed like a cozy, communal way of raising children on a budget, but probably unnecessary, we […]
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'This is an ominous wake-up call': More than 97,000 kids test positive for coronavirus over 2-week period, study shows
“We’ve kind of avoided that in the past because children are less severely affected,” one expert says. “But we’re learning that children can be infected and they will shed the virus.”
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The hybrid learning model for schools reopening is 'imperfect on many levels,' experts say
Infectious disease experts say a lot of how successful hybrid learning will be in limiting the spread of COVID-19 depends on how it’s implemented.
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Why some say pandemic pods are new form of school segregation
Not all families are aware that pandemic pods are even an option.