latestJune 29, 2020

The Struggle to Get Unemployment Insurance

When the pandemic decimated ad revenue at newspapers around the country, I was one of dozens of employees at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch put on a two-week furlough. Shortly after, I joined the million... more

June 01, 2020

The Panic About Summer

For most students, virtual school is over by now. For parents, the panic about what to do next has been building for weeks.... more

May 11, 2020

Grads Must Decide: Start College, Switch Schools or Delay?

In the before times, decision day -- typically May 1 -- was when high school seniors committed to their colleges and paid deposits. Now, the decision at hand is far bigger: Should students even start,... more

April 27, 2020

Paying for Day Care You Can’t Use

At this moment of crisis, one of the toughest decisions facing parents with young children is how long they can keep paying for day care they can no longer use. The current situation has revealed all ... more

April 20, 2020

Reflecting on a Premature End to School

I knew that our kids would not be back in school this year once they were out for spring break.... more

March 30, 2020

Growing Up Faster in the Age of Coronavirus

As I write this, my teenage children begin their first day of distance learning. I’m already yearning for their schools to reopen, even though I’ve accepted that this won’t be happening anytime soon.... more

March 23, 2020

Virus Lays Bare the Obvious: We Need Universal Health Care

Kara Hopper is just one of the millions of Americans terrified about what’s going to happen next.... more

March 16, 2020

Talking to Kids About COVID-19 Without Freaking Them Out

News spreads faster among kids than any virus.... more

December 02, 2019

An Email Apocalypse

I couldn’t remember the name of a woman I needed to contact, so I typed a few keywords in the search bar of my Gmail account. This is my failsafe way of turning up old contacts.... more

October 28, 2019

A Path for Community Colleges to Lead

Demetrice Phillips is telling an auditorium filled with students about a sensitive disagreement he has with his wife.... more

September 23, 2019

What Will It Take to End Legacy Preferences?

The email arrived like a temptation.... more

September 09, 2019

Saying Goodbye to a Building

It’s silly to get sentimental about an old building, especially one that has seen as much misery as this one.... more

August 26, 2019

Why This Teacher Writes 180 Notes a Year

Jenni Mahoney noticed one of her middle schoolers was having a rough day. She pulled out her stationery and wrote her an encouraging note.... more

August 12, 2019

An Open Letter to School Principals

Dear School Principals,... more

July 08, 2019

Village of Moms Fights More Than Illiteracy

Mia Daugherty, 36, is directing vendors where to set up free books and snacks, explaining how she ended up co-leading a volunteer organization, and rattling off the elementary school test scores and i... more

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