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This is the July 27, 2021, edition of the 8 to 3 newsletter about school, kids and parenting. Like what you’re reading? Sign up to get it in your inbox every Monday.
Hi, and welcome to the 8 to 3 newsletter.
I’m Laura Newberry, a reporter on the education team, and I’m filling in for Sonja Sharp.
The physical changes that accompany early adolescence are awkward at best and excruciating at worst. It’s a phase of life that many of us recall with a shudder the breakouts, the growth spurts, the hair in new places.
But COVID-19 has added another layer of stress to the travails of puberty. A good proportion of kids in California haven’t seen most of their classmates in more than a year enough time for a tween or teen to become almost unrecognizable to those not in their immediate circle. There are also the physical changes that have come with a less active lifestyle during the pandemic, and turning more often to food as a source of comfort.
April 28, 2021 in News, Sticky
Education (Re)Open aims to address problems found in local public K-12 schools by pitching solutions to be implemented in the upcoming fall. (Charles McCollum | Daily Trojan)
As schools prepare to return to normal, USC Rossier’s center EDGE created a platform to harness innovative solutions within the realm of education and prevent further inequity within the sector.
To address faults in the education system exacerbated by the pandemic, USC Rossier’s Center Edge launched Education (Re)Open a four-phase program that looks to implement education solutions derived from the community late-March. In its first phase, the solution phase, Education (Re)Open looks to highlight innovative solutions via a competition format and provide local schools with ideas to implement during a full return.