Mental Marathon

With deep mercy, the author describes how individuals with mental disorders wake up every day, ready to struggle as if running in a marathon. And also how the family strides with them in endless resilience.

COVID Or No COVID Ana Keeps Students Connected

Editor’s Note: Lone Star College-University Park’s partnership with Upswing, an online student engagement organization, has benefitted students before and during COVID-19, providing innovative virtual tutoring and communication services to increase student success.

Top Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories?

Guesswork and propaganda about Covid-19 spread all over the globe almost as fast as the disease itself. Is it a bioweapon or a virus that escaped from a lab? Investigation reveals some of the main actors behind those speculations and conspiracy theories.

Opening of mass COVID-19 vaccination center

7 Therapy Alternatives For the Creative Mind

Not everyone is cut out for traditional "therapy" or "counseling." Here are 7 alternatives that can help with anxiety and emotions (pre, during and post COVID19).

How do we measure a smile?

Doctors’ work is judged and measured by numbers. Each mammogram, colonoscopy, and A1c is sliced, diced, and numbered. The more numbers they use, the more they get paid. However, healthcare is more than numbers. Many doctors decide to remain independent because the time they take with each patient is priceless.

The Hidden Pandemic

There is a pressing need to address childhood abuse, children’s stress, and possible trauma during COVID pandemic due to closed schools and domestic violence. Kristie Bruce-Lane, a community organizer, who founded the Thumbprint Project Foundation in San Diego, CA, explained the pressing need for a docu-series to highlight childhood abuse and domestic violence, especially during these times of Covid.

The Social Dilemma: What is the problem?

The year 2020 has burned away like a wildfire overtaking our spirits and days. We are heavily fatigued and utterly confused as to how it was profitable. But what if 2020 gave us the chance to redesign our priorities and recreate the best of our existence?

Coronavirus Developments Across New England

Editor’s Note: The increase of Coronavirus confirmed cases has reached a point that it is unlikely to return to regular operations this spring.

Minnesota Is Revising K-12 Social Studies Standards

Editor’s Note: Minnesota gives more significant consideration to the Dakota and Anishinaabe tribes and LGBTQ’s civil rights in the draft of social studies standards K-12 to provide them with a more inclusive approach.

Schools Often Fail To Identify Gifted Students

Especially If They Are Black, Latino Or Native American

COVID Threatens Food Security For Students

Written by Matthew J. Landry, Stanford University and Heather Eicher-Miller, Purdue University