As Covid-19 spread across the United States this spring, teachers, parents and students scrambled to move classes to online platforms such as Zoom and FaceTime. It was an enormous effort that seemed, to some, to offer few rewards. Supporting online learning left parents exhausted, even as they worried that their kids were slipping behind academically. Now, everyone wants to know: What will school be like in the fall? It`s a question that goes beyond pandemic safety, say experts, because student well-being encompasses a wide range of factors. And for some parents, what`s best even seems to vary from child to child. `It makes my head hurt,` said Jaime Nalls of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Each of...
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