Two years have passed since COVID-19 forced schools around the world to close their doors, a tectonic shift in daily life with effects still unfolding. It was March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. By Friday, March 13, many schools here and beyond announced that campuses would cease in-person […]
MEHLVILLE — Every school day since first grade, Heavenly Larry has awakened at 5:30 a.m. to travel from her home in St. Louis to the suburbs of St. Louis County, a journey her mother Yana Larry and more than 75,000 other Black children have made over decades to seek a better education. “In the beginning […]
Note: Children’s Health Defense has a primer on the FDA advisory committee meeting, which was supposed to take place yesterday. Protect the Kids: Demand the FDA Vote No on EUA for 6 month olds up to 5 years! Also yesterday, CDC published Effectiveness of Maternal Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy Against COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization […]
Before you become a parent, you think you would never forget something as important as your child’s birthday, right? think again If you are run a household full of small children it is easy to forget a few things in everyday life. But this mom on TikTok forgot something pretty important: the exact date of […]
Today I’m here to remind you that you’re not alone, that we are all going through this together, that you need to go easier on yourself, and that we WILL get through this pandemic & related crap -Enjoy! As always, we are here for you and we love the responses and the notes that we […]
In March 2020, President Museveni closed all educational institutions to curb the spread of Covid-19. Institutions were allowed to operate gradually by October 2020 before a second wave of Covid struck the country again in June 2021. As YUDAYA NANGONZI writes, there is some light at the end of the tunnel after the Ministry of […]
Ttry to learn AP physics via zoom. Canceled standardized tests. The end of Ds and Fs. Masked proms without slow dancing. While Covid undeniably changed the world for everyone, one place that was really turned upside down was high school. What began as a short break from face-to-face classes has now had an impact on […]
12 years ago I complained that 9 health care workers had been laid off for not having the flu shot. Thanks Facebook for reminding you why Age of Autism is still so needed. How many nurses are scratching their heads right now wondering how to put food on the table, maybe presents were fired under […]
Delayed onset: Many autistic teenagers started interventions before they were diagnosed, whereas now autistic children are usually diagnosed first. mmpile / iStock A growing number of autistic children in the United States are diagnosed with the disease before the age of 3, and these diagnoses tend to be made before any intervention or development service, […]
If you had told me seven years ago that I was going to write this article, I would never have believed you. That’s because I was broke, divorced, and earned the minimum wage. When I was 33, I moved into a shared apartment with four friends. I was upstairs unpacking my suitcase after the divorce […]
The allegations were made during a meeting of the Leeds City Council Children and Family Committee to discuss a report on the City Council’s strategy for including children with special educational needs – known as SEND students – in mainstream schools. A report by Leeds City Council officials claimed the number of children in the […]
The Social Security Agency yesterday announced the largest COLA – cost of living adjustment – in 40 years. 5.9%. Social Security recipients will get a 5.9% increase, but rising prices will offset the boost Social Security recipients will receive a 5.9% increase, but rising prices will offset the boost Social security recipients will receive an […]
