Alia Wong
Messenger Post Media
Washington, DC, United States
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Overworked, underpaid? The toll of burnout is contributing to teacher shortages nationwide
Amid low compensation and high stress, vacancies remain widespread in certain schools and subjects. → Read More
Hundreds of day cares are closed today as educators go on strike. Here's why
As part of "A Day Without Child Care," workers, owners and parents are demonstrating to demand greater investments in early learning. → Read More
‘A decision no parent should ever have to make’: Families are suing over mask mandate bans
By banning mask mandates, parents of students with disabilities say states are forcing them to choose between their kids' health and their education. → Read More
Should kids wear masks in school? These states have banned mandates despite experts’ pleas
Do mask mandates work? While some states have banned schools from requiring masks for students, experts say the practice will keep kids safer. → Read More
Parents desperately need child care. But day cares are struggling to retain workers.
Half of the day care workers who left early in the COVID pandemic have yet to return to their child care jobs, due to low pay or fear of health risks. → Read More
'We're all in': Second-largest teachers union calls for reopening all schools in the fall
The 2nd-largest teachers union in the U.S. is calling for fully reopening schools this fall, lifting a key barrier to a traditional school schedule. → Read More
As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens — and schools may lose funding
With parents desperate for alternatives to distance learning, kindergarten enrollment has plummeted in districts across the country. → Read More
Betsy DeVos vowed to change American education. For the most part, she didn’t.
Betsy DeVos is known for her support of school choice. But she didn't accomplish much of that agenda. Here's what she got done as education secretary. → Read More
Women in health care are already overworked. Where do they turn when the toll of coronavirus hits them?
“We don’t know what to do,” says Catherine Jones, a registered nurse at a Boston-area community health center. As the uncertainty surrounding covid-19 quickly mounted in recent weeks, 30-year-old Jones and her colleagues at their understaffed clinic had largely been left up to their own devices. They’d been forced to decide, ad hoc, when and where to don masks, gowns and gloves amid nationwide… → Read More
The Cat With a Campus Wrapped Around His Paw
For the past two years, Moxie has been invading classrooms and riding around Kenyon College atop students’ backpacks. → Read More
Back-to-School Night Is Hard for Single Parents
Meant to be welcoming, such events can make solo parents feel isolated. → Read More
The Surreal End of an American College
Small schools across the United States are facing budget shortfalls and low enrollment—leading some to shut down in the middle of students’ higher-education experience. → Read More
College-Admissions Hysteria Is Not the Norm
A focus on highly selective schools obscures the experience of the vast majority of American undergraduates. → Read More
The Gun Violence That’s a Bigger Threat to Kids Than School Shootings
Mass killings on school grounds account for a very small percent of victims, but they capture far more public attention than other shootings. → Read More
Parents Are Biased Against Even Quality ‘Urban’ Schools
Many of these schools are improving, but the persistent stigma against them contributes to segregation. → Read More
Graduate School Can Have Terrible Effects on People's Mental Health
Ph.D. candidates suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation at astonishingly high rates. → Read More
Elite-College Admissions Are Broken
The racial-discrimination lawsuit against Harvard, which goes to trial this week, raises questions about far more than affirmative action. → Read More
Civics Education Helps Create Young Voters and Activists
Youth voter turnout is notoriously low in the U.S., especially when social-studies classes are notably absent. → Read More
Pimples Could Be Good for Your Grades
High-school students with acne tend to have higher GPAs and are more likely to finish college, according to a new study. → Read More
Boys Don’t Read Enough
Girls read more than boys in just about every developed country, and it's a big reason they have better educational outcomes. → Read More