ProPublica scoured the latest research and talked to experts to help think through the issues facing parents.
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What Parents Should Know About Coronavirus as Kids Return to Babysitters, Day Cares and Camps
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You never planned on raising kids during a pandemic, and there are no easy decisions. ProPublica scoured the latest research and talked to seven infectious disease and public health experts to help think through the issues facing parents.
by Marshall Allen , Megan Rose and Caroline Chen
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A Nurse With One Lung Had COVID-19. Other Nurses Saved Her.
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Families of Special Needs Students Fear They’ll Lose School Services in Coronavirus Shutdown
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In letters to parents of special education students, some Illinois school districts are asking them to accept scaled-back remote learning plans or waive their rights to “free appropriate public education.”
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While most discussions have focused on countries’ use of surveillance technology, contact tracing is actually a fairly manual process. After interviewing contact tracing experts and taking an online course, ProPublica health reporter Caroline Chen presents her takeaways.
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