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Online learning will be hard for kids whose schools close – and the digital divide will make it even harder for some of them

  • Written by Jessica Calarco, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Indiana University
Millions of US kids are suddenly being taught outside the classroom.asife/Shutterstock.com

More than 10,600 of the nation’s public and private schools were closing at least temporarily by March 12 as communities scrambled to protect themselves from the COVID-19 viral disease pandemic.

With little or no time to prepare for this disruption,...

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Social distancing: What it is and why it's the best tool we have to fight the coronavirus

  • Written by Thomas Perls, Professor of Medicine, Boston University
Staying just a few feet away from other people can help prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Klaus Vedfelt/ DigitalVision via Getty Images

As the coronavirus spreads into more and more communities, public health officials are placing responsibility on individuals to help slow the pandemic. Social distancing is the way to do it. Geriatrician...

Read more: Social distancing: What it is and why it's the best tool we have to fight the coronavirus

America's poorest children won't get nutritious meals with school cafeterias closed due to the coronavirus

  • Written by Thurston "Thad" Domina, Professor, Educational Policy and Organizational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
An East Brainerd Elementary School lunch, Chattanooga, TennesseeThe Washington Post via Getty Images

Schools aren’t only places where kids learn. They are also places where kids eat.

Thanks to the National School Lunch Program, 30 million U.S. children – some 60% of all school-aged kids – regularly eat some combination of...

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Why don't viruses make their original hosts sick? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Marcos E. García-Ojeda, Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Merced
A rendering of the coronavirus.Getty Images / 4x-image

Editor’s note: The coronavirus that has claimed more than 4,000 lives worldwide and sickened more than 113,000 most likely originated in bats, most experts believe. From bats, the virus “jumped” to another species, likely pangolins, and then to humans. Why didn’t the...

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Biden and Trump agree on strong US-Israel relations – Bernie, not so much

  • Written by Boaz Dvir, Assistant Professor in Journalism, Pennsylvania State University
President Donald Trump applauds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

President Donald Trump has claimed for himself the title of history’s most pro-Israel U.S. president, while characterizing his Democratic opponents as radicals seeking to destroy the special bond between the United States and the Jewish state.

“...

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Coronavirus could hit homeless hard, and that could hit everyone hard

  • Written by Michael Cousineau, Professor of Clinical Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California
Homeless people at the 42nd Street and Bryant Park subway station in New York City, March 9, 2020.Gary Hershorn/Corbis via Getty Images

As the number of cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, continues to grow, the nation is on edge. Doctors and scientists do not know what percentage of the general population has been infected...

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Biden and Trump agree on strong US-Israel relations – Sanders, not so much

  • Written by Boaz Dvir, Assistant Professor in Journalism, Pennsylvania State University
President Donald Trump applauds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

President Donald Trump has claimed for himself the title of history’s most pro-Israel U.S. president, while characterizing his Democratic opponents as radicals seeking to destroy the special bond between the United States and the Jewish state.

“...

Read more: Biden and Trump agree on strong US-Israel relations – Sanders, not so much

Coronavirus, kids and school closings: A public health expert answers 4 questions

  • Written by Aubree Gordon, Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
The front gate of New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, N.Y. The school was closed March 11, 2020 as part of efforts to contain spread of coronavirus.AP Photo/Chris Erhmann

Editor’s note: The World Health Organization has declared a coronoavirus pandemic, and more cases have been announced in several states. School closings, such as the s...

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The oil shock of 2020 appears to be here – and the pain could be wide and deep

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Suffering from sanctions, Russia is trying produce more and gain market share. Yegor Aleyev via Getty Images

The world is again undergoing an oil shock.

Prices, already on a downward trend, have collapsed 30% in less than a week, bringing the total fall to nearly 50% since highs in early January. Consumers, of course, can expect gasoline prices to...

Read more: The oil shock of 2020 appears to be here – and the pain could be wide and deep

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