The groups of families are a way to mitigate the cost of schooling at home.
It could leave them vulnerable to layoffs, stalled careers and lower pay for years to come, new studies find.
The LA Unified School District, the second-largest in the country, will go online-only in the fall.
A California woman has sued her employer, saying she was fired because of her child care responsibilities.
Soon the Schwagerls of Browns Valley, Minnesota, will need “all hands on deck.” But they are facing fall with without child care or school.
The main argument is that it’s worse for kids to stay at home and stick to remote learning when compared to the risk of illness or even death.
School closures have made work almost impossible for many parents, but classrooms present health risks.
Many day camps are opening, many sleepaway camps are not. Parents are trying to decide if it’s safe, and worth it.
“Disconnected youth” are neither attending school nor working. COVID-19 could push the youth disconnection rate to 1 in 5 young people.
An industry stretched thin before the pandemic is now at a breaking point.