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'Some good news': Student reading gains are steady, while math slows down

'Some good news': Student reading gains are steady, while math slows down

A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation's most vulnerable children aren't represented in the new data.
by Cory Turner

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Dec. 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Light at the end of the tunnel' as pandemic rages

Dec. 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Light at the end of the tunnel' as pandemic rages

Even as they brace for another wave of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, state public health authorities are laying the groundwork to distribute vaccines as soon as they’re available. On Tuesday, they sketched out their plan.
by MPR News Staff

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Some health care workers are wary of getting COVID-19 vaccines

Some health care workers are wary of getting COVID-19 vaccines

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released in November shows that only 63 percent of health care workers are ready to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Concern about speed and political interference are contributing to the hesitancy.
by Pien Huang

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Coronavirus was in U.S. weeks earlier than previously known, study says

Coronavirus was in U.S. weeks earlier than previously known, study says

The discovery, uncovered after analyzing blood donations from nine states, strengthens evidence that the coronavirus was quietly spreading around the world before health officials were aware.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Dr. Scott Atlas, special coronavirus adviser to Trump, resigns

Dr. Scott Atlas, special coronavirus adviser to Trump, resigns

Atlas, who was a radiologist by training, pushed fringe theories about the coronavirus, including the idea that large numbers of people should get infected in order to reach so-called "herd immunity."
by Vanessa Romo

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So you traveled over Thanksgiving. Now what?

So you traveled over Thanksgiving. Now what?

Experts suggest being extra careful over the next week or two if you gathered with others outside your pod. That means masks, getting tested and assuming you might be infected with the coronavirus.
by Laurel Wamsley

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More Americans pay rent on credit cards as lawmakers fail to pass relief bill

More Americans pay rent on credit cards as lawmakers fail to pass relief bill

Many Americans who've lost income in the pandemic are falling deeper into debt — forced to pay bills or even their rent on credit cards. It's a sign of trouble ahead for the economy.
by Chris Arnold

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Most MN students buckle up for another stretch of distance learning

Most MN students buckle up for another stretch of distance learning

With COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations on the rise, nearly 60 percent of Minnesota K-12 students are currently in distance learning — more than double the rate from early October. The switch is again heaping pressures on students, families and educators.
by Elizabeth Shockman and David H. Montgomery

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