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Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Ill., is prepared to help students isolate if they test positive for monkeypox.
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How colleges are preparing for a new public health threat: monkeypox

The risk of contracting monkeypox is still low in the U.S., but colleges are already seeing cases.

August 06, 2022
Brandie Diamond describes herself as a "transgender truck driver/chef/Jill-of-all-trades." But her career in trucking began in the mid-1980s, and she hadn't come out as trans back then.
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What women truckers can tell us about living and working alone

American long-haul truckers share wisdom from the road on living where you work

July 22, 2022
Emory University has said it is working to ensure students can still sit for their bar exams across the country, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Emory Law Student: 'How Are We Supposed To Have A Bar Exam?'

Ingrid Bilowich is one of several Emory University law students worried how coronavirus will affect their ability to take the bar exam.

March 23, 2020
A significant winter storm from the Mid-South will transition into a strong nor'easter for the Mid-Atlantic and New England  on Monday.
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A nor'easter could drop several inches of snow on New York City, New England

Parts of "The Big Apple" could see at least 6 inches of snow, while somewhere between 8 inches to a foot could fall in Boston. Public schools in both cities will be closed Tuesday.

February 12, 2024
Mayor Lori Lightfoot (left) and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson (second from left) visit a preschool classroom at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago on Jan. 11.
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Chicago Reports Tentative Deal With Teachers Union To Reopen Schools

The teachers union said "there is no agreement yet" but a framework its members must review. The city said it's planning for pre-K and special education programs to resume in person this week.

February 07, 2021
Georgia Power crews install transmission lines along Ga. Hwy 247 in preparation for an electrical substation that will power industrial airfield facilities and associate units.
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Georgia Power, Other Companies Suspend Disconnections Amidst COVID-19 Concerns

As many Georgians prepare to work and study from home as schools and offices close to prevent the spread of coronavirus, several companies are taking...

March 16, 2020
Students wear mask as they arrive at school for in-person learning at Holmes Middle School in Wheeling, Ill., on Oct. 21, 2020. Students in Illinois schools will be able to take up to five excused mental or behavioral health days beginning in January 2022.
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Kids In Illinois Will Soon Be Able To Take 5 Mental Health Days From School

Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental health days without needing to provide a doctor's note for their absence.

September 02, 2021
To go back or go online? That's the question facing many parents and teachers at the moment.
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Go back to school and ditch weekly testing: The advice from one children's hospital

Dr. David Rubin discusses guidance from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that says schools should stay open for in-person learning and discontinue required weekly testing.

January 13, 2022
News Article

Fulton County Schools Superintendent Outlines Reopening Plans

The superintendent of Fulton County Schools, Mike Looney, spoke with NPR’s Morning Edition anchor Rachel Martin about how the district is seeking to...

July 10, 2020
The federal government, the nation's largest employer, is urging a return to office for federal employees this fall. A government report found that in the first three months of 2023, building occupancy at 17 federal agency was 25% or less.
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Biden wants federal workforce to come to the office more. Some ask why?

As employers including the federal government cut back on remote work, employees who never had any intention of working from an office push back and threaten to retire or resign.

September 07, 2023
According to an annual survey of college online-learning officers, 83% of online programs in higher education cost students as much as or more than in-person courses.
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As enrollment in online college grows, students wonder: Why does it cost more?

Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.

March 15, 2025
Hurricane Ida has closed schools for more than 250,000 students across Louisiana.
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Hurricane Ida's Impact On Students Could Be Worse Than Katrina, Expert Says

Many New Orleans area students had re-enrolled in other schools within two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. This time, one expert predicts "five or six weeks of essentially no learning happening."

September 03, 2021
Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, said at a press conference Wednesday that schools were not ready to reopen.
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NYC Teachers Union 'Prepared To Strike' If Safety Demands Are Not Met

The president of the city's United Federation of Teachers called for testing every student and staff member before the start of school, set for Sept. 10.

August 19, 2020
Tribune Publishing is closing several of its newsrooms, including the one at New York's <em>Daily News,</em> as the pandemic forces journalists to work remotely.
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As Journalists Work From Home, Their Newsrooms Are Shutting Down

In closing five of its newsrooms permanently, Tribune Publishing said it saw "no clear path forward in terms of returning to work." But affected unions argued the closures were unnecessary.

August 13, 2020
This image provide by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, shows Tiffany Slaton, of Jeffersonville, Ga., when she was rescued in Fresno County, Calif. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 after being reported missing in the High Sierra for three weeks. (Fresno County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Missing hiker from Georgia found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains

Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman who went missing for nearly three weeks in a remote wilderness area, was found safe Wednesday inside one of a closed resort's cabins.

May 16, 2025
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