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For this week’s roundup of student comments on our writing prompts, we’re highlighting teenagers’ thoughts on isolating with their families, beginning again after a setback, and the role of health care workers during the pandemic. Welcome to all the new students who chimed in this week from: Brooks School, North Andover, Mass.; Clarkston, Ga.; Dearborn,…

This article is part of our latest Learning special report, which focuses on the challenges of online education during the coronavirus outbreak.We asked teachers and college students about their experiences with the change to online instruction. The Learning Network, a site about teaching and learning with content from The New York Times, asked students in…

Throughout the coronavirus outbreak, my mom and I have cooked numerous dishes for older people we know. We made lasagna, cake, soup, various treats, vegetable plates, and more. We do so to promote them to quarantine and eliminate any reason for them to leave the house. My mom also buys groceries for her parents and…

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, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, who has become a regular at President Trump’s coronavirus briefings, will receive enhanced personal security after receiving threats following his repeated pleas for Americans to help slow the spread of the deadly pandemic, officials said on April 1.

Physical activity is one of the only things that is keeping me mentally sane at this worldwide, stressful time. In the past year, I have taken up long distance running which has acted as a physical and emotional escape from whatever has been going on in my life. I pop in my earbuds blasting a…

Above is an image related to one of the news stories we followed over the past week. Do you know what it shows? At the bottom of this quiz, you’ll find the answer. Have you been paying attention to the news recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.

All of the major leagues in the United States, plus golf, tennis and other sports, have shut down because of the spread of the coronavirus. The top soccer and rugby leagues have done the same in Europe. Just about all sports in China and Japan have been idle for weeks. But the continued, despite fears…

It’s OK for parents to track their children.… parents should track their children, but they shouldn’t check the app every minute to see where their child is. Building trust is important in this situation, kids need to trust their parents enough to be able to tell them what is going on. Parents need to trust…

At Codecademy, we wake up every morning to try to connect millions of people around the world with economic opportunity. In the wake of an unprecedented crisis around the world with COVID-19, we’ve been thinking about how we can help amidst dramatic shifts in the way the world learns (with school closures) and the world…