COVID-19: Community Voices
Students and parents open up about life and learning while schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
With schools closed across the country because of the COVID-19 outbreak, families are being forced to adapt to challenges few could have planned for. For many students, school has moved online or to other distance-learning models, while others are left without school for the time being. Parents, meanwhile, must adapt to new economic uncertainties and, often, homeschooling their children. With so much change happening so quickly, we are checking in with regularly with students and their parents or guardians to hear how they are coping with these challenges and adjusting to their new normal.
This High School Junior Wonders If School Will Return Next Fall
She shares what it was like to observe Ramadan in a pandemic, and how she's restructured her summer plans. Read
Celebrating May Have to Wait
A recent high school graduate reflects on starting a new chapter of life when the future is full of unknowns. Read
Online School, Long Naps, and Lots of Homework
A New York City teenager tells us about keeping up with schoolwork, planning for her future, and how she stays sane while social distancing. Read
More Bonding Time, Even If Life Can Be Overwhelming
For online school, this single mom sets up all five of her kids in her bedroom, with chairs pulled up to bureaus, nightstands, and any hard surface available. Read
Nothing Feels Normal Anymore
High school junior Rosie Molina shares how she is coping while juggling remote learning, a part-time job, and an uncertain future. Read.
So Many Missed Milestones for High School Seniors
Forget downtime: High school senior Aaliyah is working part-time during the pandemic while applying for scholarships and crafting her graduation speech. Read
A ‘Hope Dealer’ and Her Kids Face Online School Together
A teacher and mom of three says her family will ‘power through with grace,’ despite the challenges of life during the pandemic. Read
‘I Walked Out of My High School for the Last Time Without Knowing It’
A high school senior shares all the feelings that come with approaching a big milestone in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Read
This Family Has Quickly Adapted to a New Routine
While fourth grader Judah would prefer to return to school, her father sees bright sides to at-home education. Read
How These Film Students Look at COVID-19 Through a Different Lens
Six student leaders share how they’re shifting their focus during the coronavirus quarantine. Read
Enjoying Time Together, Despite This 'Nightmare'
A third grader and his mom share how they’re finding moments of joy in the gloom of the coronavirus pandemic. Read
Lifeguarding Dreams Put on Hold by the Pandemic
Two Las Vegas high school juniors and aspiring lifeguards offer a glimpse of their lives now that school is closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read
'I'm Ready to Go Back to School'
A teen and her aunt offer a glimpse at what life and learning look like in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Read
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