Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images Elyssa Katz, a Santa Monica mother of three, is growing a matchmaking service to connect families with tutors, or “Zutors”, as she calls them – a word she’s in the process of trademarking. “The role of a Zutor is a tutor, a nanny, and an angel […]
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Luna Tringale, 6, sister Anaya Tringale, 5, father Rolando Tringale and mother Kamren Curiel are preparing for school to resume next month. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) The advertisements started popping up on social media almost immediately after Los Angeles Unified School District said campuses would remain closed for […]
Sam DeRoze is almost 4 years old. After years of nanny care, he’s supposed to dive into his first organized school experience this fall. But the coronavirus pandemic has his mother mulling. “I’ll need to see the plan from his preschool before I decide,” says Dianne DeRoze, a business consultant in […]
Sam DeRoze is almost 4 years old. After years of nanny care, he’s supposed to dive into his first organized school experience this fall. But the coronavirus pandemic has his mother mulling. “I’ll need to see the plan from his pre-school before I decide,” says Dianne DeRoze, a business consultant in […]
Sara Elahi isn’t waiting to find out whether her children’s schools will reopen in the coming months. After an extensive interview process of several candidates, she found a private educator who will be going to her home to professionally home-school her two children during the first semester. “Education is the […]
Fitness coordinator Janet Hollander leads session of Balcony Boogie from outside Willamette Oaks in Eugene, Ore. for residents isolated in apartments during pandemic, April 21, 2020. Just what we need: Another reason to fear and loathe COVID-19. If your loved ones are old, ill and confined to an assisted living or senior […]
As officials play political football with K-12 school re-openings, parents such as Johanne Davis are formulating their own game plans for the fall. “To exercise an abundance of caution, I’d like to keep my kids home with me where they’ll study online,” says Davis, a mother of three from Indian Land, South […]
For many families, Fourth of July means enjoying outdoor activities together, and even though it’s a time to celebrate, taking precautions to protect your kids is still paramount. That’s why Kristen Almer, whose 11-year-old nephew died in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident in 2013, is calling on parents this weekend […]
reopening schools Getty As cities start opening up, parents face the tough decision of whether to send children who’ve been stuck at home for months to daycare, or school. To help parents with that decision, Emily Oster, an economist, collected coronavirus data from childcare centers that have stayed open during […]
In his suburban New Jersey home-turned-classroom this spring, parent Don Seaman quickly found himself in the role of household vice principal. While his wife holed up in the bedroom to work each day, Seaman, a media and marketing professional, worked from the family room where he could supervise his children’s virtual learning. A similar scene played out […]
In his suburban New Jersey home-turned-classroom this spring, parent Don Seaman quickly found himself in the role of household vice principal. While his wife holed up in the bedroom to work each day, Seaman, a media and marketing professional, worked from the family room where he could supervise his children’s virtual learning. A similar scene played out […]
Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ plans keep shifting as coronavirus cases continue to spike exponentially. The school district was due to announce its plan to reopen schools for the 2020-21 school year on Wednesday but postponed to squeeze in one more meeting with its work group of medical professionals and community […]
Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ plans keep shifting as coronavirus cases continue to spike exponentially. The school district was due to announce its plan to reopen schools for the 2020-21 school year on Wednesday but postponed to squeeze in one more meeting with its work group of medical professionals and community […]
Click here to read the full article. High school-educated, working-class parents aren’t capable of overseeing their own child’s education, a state lawmaker said last week. New Hampshire state Sen. Jeanne Dietsch, D-Peterborough, made the comment at a committee hearing last Tuesday while promoting a bill that would stop the state Board of […]
Click here to read the full article. You don’t have to be a social psychologist to notice that daily life has been altered pretty drastically for people of all ages bringing many of us even closer with our devices. But for tech-obsessed teenagers, whose non-tech activities — school days, sports, […]