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“A generation ago, the percentage of college-educated women having children outside of marriage was negligible. It’s no longer a rare event.”

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—Andrew Cherlin,Benjamin H. Griswold III Professor of Public Policy, Department of Sociology,on his study showing that nonmarital childbearing has increased significantlyamong women of all educational levels over the past 25 […]

Florida Parents, School Boards Openly Rebel Against DeSantis on Coronavirus

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The Florida governor touted personal freedom as a reason to prohibit mask mandates in schools. Now parents and school boards are effectively turning his argument against him.Liz Stuart is quoted at […]

Pumpkin patches and Halloween parties: Experts weigh in on COVID-19 risks at fall gatherings

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Regardless of your vaccination status, autumn will bring gatherings large and small to communities across the U.S. Here’s what you need to know to keep you and your friends and […]

Child Covid-19 Cases Rise in States Where Schools Opened Earliest

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The recent spread of the highly contagious Delta variant has thrown back-to-school plans into disarray, temporarily driving tens of thousands of students back to virtual learning or pausing instruction altogether.Liz […]

100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways

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The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation’s most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that […]

How to Calculate Delta-Variant Risks for Children This Fall

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Is school safe? Soccer? Birthday parties? Doctors suggest some principles to guide decision-making for parents with unvaccinated children.Liz Stuart is quoted The Wall Street Journal . 

My Kids’ School Won’t Reinstate Masks Despite A Recent Surge In COVID Cases. Here’s What I Chose To Do.

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Georgia’s Cobb County School District had parents choose between virtual and in-person learning, then lifted its mask mandate. Many families are frantically figuring out how to navigate this reality.Elizabeth Stuart […]

My Kids’ School Won’t Reinstate Masks Despite a Recent Surge in COVID Cases. Here’s What I Chose to Do.

Stuart

Georgia’s Cobb County School District had parents choose between virtual and in-person learning, then lifted its mask mandate. Many families are frantically figuring out how to navigate this reality. Liz Stuart is […]

Don’t let children under 12 slip through the cracks in the fight against Covid [Opinion]

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Pandemic-related guidelines and protections have to evolve. It isn’t flip-flopping, as some charge. It’s what must happen as the pandemic changes and knowledge about it grows.Liz Stuart coauthored the piece at […]

Are crowds safe as delta variant spreads? Experts explain COVID risks at common gatherings

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended last month that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in some areas – rolling back previous guidance that vaccinated individuals could forego […]