For kids grappling with the pandemic’s traumas, art classes can be an oasis

School’s a little different this year, so art teachers are using their classes to help kids cope. After spending months trying to get used to remote learning, now kids are struggling to adjust to being in school in person again. Health experts recently declared the decline in children and adolescents’ mental health a “national emergency.” As schools grapple […]
Americans don’t feel direct payments or child tax credits helped them, new poll finds

Heard onĀ All Things Considered KELSEY SNELL An NPR/Marist poll shows that most Democrat voters are skeptical about the party’s plans and few feel they were deeply helped by policies that already exist. https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1062791738/americans-dont-feel-direct-payments-or-child-tax-credits-helped-them-new-poll-fi