With the California State University application deadline less than a day away, John Marshall High School college counselor Tricia Bryan had one final push to make Monday. At least 40 of her students had begun an application to the CSU but had not completed it. She didn’t know why because […]
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How mental health may be impacted by a second statewide stay-at-home order
Governor Gavin Newsom says he’s waiving a red flag as the state sees a record number of COVID-19 cases. 51 of the state’s 58 counties are now in the state’s most restrictive tier, which could lead to a second lockdown. “We are assessing this in real-time over the next day […]
My Against-The-Odds Pregnancy Losses Impacted The Way I Think About Luck
Here’s what nobody told me about pregnancy loss: It stays with you even after giving birth to a healthy child. I had my daughter in 2017 after four pregnancy losses and, here we are, in 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, and I’m right back in my grief. […]
Woman Impacted by 9/11 Takes Out $800K Loan Against Her NYC Home to Give PPE to Pandemic Workers
Robert A. Ripps Rhonda Roland Shearer Rhonda Roland Shearer is no stranger to helping others obtain protective equipment in times of disaster and emergency. Just days after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, the New York resident and her daughter, London Allen, showed up to Ground Zero and started the […]
1 billion students impacted by school closures; Census to end 2020 counting operations early; Hawaii cases surge
President Donald Trump is considering executive action as congressional leaders and White House officials struggle to reach a deal on the next coronavirus relief package. As more schools across the country welcome students back to class this week, some are already temporarily reclosing because of COVID-19 concerns. In Indiana, one school is shutting down two […]