Parenting|Foster Care Was Always Tough. Covid-19 Made It Tougher.
Celeste and Mark Scott standing with their six children on the front steps to their home in The Dalles, Ore.Credit.Michael Hanson for The New York Times
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Foster Care Was Always Tough. Covid-19 Made It Tougher.
While some child welfare systems have pivoted to a remote reality, advocates say it hasn’t been uniform or quick enough for the country’s 400,000 foster kids.
Celeste and Mark Scott standing with their six children on the front steps to their home in The Dalles, Ore.Credit.Michael Hanson for The New York Times
Chicago Is Reopening Schools Against Fierce Resistance From Teachers
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Jan. 21, 2021, 2:37 p.m. ETJan. 21, 2021, 2:37 p.m. ET
New York City opens five vaccination centers, with more to come. Elite hospitals have vaccinated workers who were supposed to wait.
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A playground at an elementary school in Chicago, where schools reopen Monday.Credit.Taylor Glascock for The New York Times
Across the country, many big cities like New York have struggled to resume even limited in-person instruction, while a number, including Los Angeles, have simply given up on the idea, choosing to stick with all-remote education into the spring.