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Sesame Street and CNN are partnering up for all our emotional needs this year, first with the virtual COVID-19 town hall, then with the one on racism, and now a town hall as we navigate the back-to-school season with our little kids during a pandemic. Read more...

Parents are shouldering extra responsibilities again this fall, with many school-aged students on a partial or fully remote schedule. Whether you’re relearning eighth-grade history to help your child or need some extra help with your college-level calculous, there are lots of apps and websites that will give you an…Read more...

Back-to-school is traditionally a stressful and trying time for kids. They just spent an entire summer (plus those “bonus” pandemic months in the spring) playing Minecraft, running through sprinklers, staying up late and catching all that ice cream you dropped from the rooftop. Now they’re either expected to sit still…Read more...

As college students return to school, some have noticed a new line item on their bill: a coronavirus fee. With new costs for screening, testing, and safety configurations, the New York Times reports some colleges and universities are passing part of the expense along to students. While schools are hoping that federal…Read more...

Whether your kids are off to a physical classroom or distance learning at home, back-to-school shopping is going to be a little different this year. From online lessons to sanitizing solutions, here are a few things you’ll want to consider this year.Read more...

Even in normal times, school supply lists were often long and oddly specific (five orange pocket folders?). But this year, they’re long and oddly specific and we also have to spend money to set up remote-learning spaces in our homes, because even if our kids go back into the classrooms in the fall, we know it’s only a…Read more...

Whether they’re navigating the high school hallways for the first time or decorating their first dorm room, back-to-school time can be stressful for teens taking on ever-harder coursework and new responsibilities. Even they must realize they could benefit from the advice from those of us who have been there, done…Read more...

We know what we’re supposed to do at preschool drop-off. Leave them at the door (don’t enter the classroom!), give a swift and cheery goodbye (“Have a great time! I’ll be back to pick you up in a few hours!”), and leave. Even if they’re crying, every preschool teacher will tell you, you will only make it worse if you…Read more...

Amazon, Alexa and Shaquille O’Neal are teaming up this month to donate backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in need. If you have an Alexa in your home, you can say, “Alexa, Donate to Happy School Year” to participate.Read more...

When my son started kindergarten a few years ago, I vowed to myself to draw a cute little picture on his foil-wrapped sandwich every day. Just a little something to remind him of home, to let him know I was thinking of him, to make him smile or feel loved.Read more...

Gone are the days when parents could swing by the drugstore for a new Trapper Keeper and declare back-to-school shopping done. The lists of required school supplies are intense. It’s not surprising that moms and dads will drop an estimated $519 per household on school items this year, according to Deloitte’s annual…Read more...