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Why parents are considering 'learning pods' for the fall semester

Why parents are considering 'learning pods' for the fall semester

Some parents are hoping alternative methods will help them have more control over their students’ education, with some kids doing distance learning or a hybrid of distance learning and classroom learning, for the foreseeable future. MPR News host Angela Davis explores alternatives to classroom learning and solo distance learning, and their pros and cons.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Schools ready to address pandemic-driven mental health needs

Schools ready to address pandemic-driven mental health needs

Even before COVID-19, about 15 percent of school-age kids were thought to have a mental health or behavioral disorder, and schools were having a hard time providing enough mental health support. The pandemic has only added stress to the system.
by Alisa Roth

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Big Ten postpones football, other fall sports over coronavirus concerns

Big Ten postpones football, other fall sports over coronavirus concerns

The Big Ten said it would “continue to evaluate a number of options,” including possibly playing football and other fall sports in the spring. Later Tuesday, the Pac-12 Conference said it was canceling its fall football season.
by Brakkton Booker and MPR News Staff

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'We had to get out': Despite the risks, business is booming at national parks

'We had to get out': Despite the risks, business is booming at national parks

Visits to Yellowstone National Park are higher than last year as Americans look to escape their pandemic confines. Their business is welcome relief, despite worries they'll also bring coronavirus.
by Nathan Rott

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What to learn from pandemics of the past

What to learn from pandemics of the past

Medical science has grown by leaps and bounds in the past century. Despite that, the COVID-19 pandemic proves that viruses and bacteria can still surprise us and turn into major health crises. We turn to a medical historian to discuss the limits of scientific knowledge and the role of humans, past and present, in the spread of a disease.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days

Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first reported cases of local transmission in the country in 102 days.
by The Associated Press

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Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism

Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism

Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated.
by The Associated Press

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