Most K-12 parents say first year of pandemic had a negative effect on their children’s education
About six-in-ten parents of K-12 children (61%) say the first year of the pandemic had a negative effect on their children’s education.
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About six-in-ten parents of K-12 children (61%) say the first year of the pandemic had a negative effect on their children’s education.
51% of working parents of children younger than 12 say it has been at least somewhat difficult to handle child care responsibilities recently.
Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
Roughly 9.6 million U.S. workers lost their jobs during the COVID-19 downturn; only about 2.6 million EU workers lost jobs in this period.
The challenges of a COVID-19 economy are clear for 2020 college graduates, who have experienced downturns in employment and labor force participation.
Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, about a fifth of U.S. adults (21%) are experiencing high levels of psychological distress.
Recent pandemic migrants are more likely than those who moved earlier in the outbreak to have relocated due to financial stress.
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