April 17, 2022By Jacqueline Levine
The days of “springing ahead” and “falling back” may soon be over. On March 15th, 2022, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act (“the Bill”), a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent and end the bi-annual time change. Daylight saving time, which is observed by all states except Arizona and Hawaii, […]
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August 30, 2021By Jourdan Porter
Since the pandemic began in March 2020, stay-at-home orders and declining economic conditions for families have caused stressful situations in the home. With schools and workplaces being closed, parents have been working from home and children have been attending virtual school. Although some families may have enjoyed this time together, it could have been some […]
June 11, 2021By Jacqueline Levine
Though it is hard to believe, over a year has passed since COVID-19 completely turned society upside down. In the early days of the pandemic, job loss, product shortages, and work from home quickly became the new normal. As the pandemic progressed, debates about whether masks really work became highly politicized, and disagreements often caused […]
May 24, 2021By Lilyan Wong
The devastating impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) has been catastrophic in the United States and all around the globe, affecting the lives of millions of people. Since the first confirmed case in 2019, the virus has rapidly continued to grow and has infected over 30 million people in the U.S., according to data […]
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May 13, 2021By PaulMarie Bobb
It has been a little over a year since the COVID-19 Pandemic hit the United States and forced life as we knew it to come to a screeching halt. People were instructed to stay home, wear masks, remain six feet apart, and avoid crowds. For months, the world remained on lockdown whilst trying to flatten […]
March 19, 2021By Trevor Garnish
What permanent damage to the economy will the Covid-19 Pandemic leave behind? The nationwide school closures in early 2020 led to losses in learning that will not easily be made up. When children lose out on education, they lose out on future opportunities including economic benefits, such as additional earnings, with far-reaching consequences. Some models […]
