The coronavirus pandemic has not only produced a health and economic crisis, but a childcare and education crisis for American families as well. Millions of parents are juggling childcare and teaching while working full-time jobs.
If you’ve been stressed by managing so many new responsibilities at once, you’re not alone. A March and April 2020 survey by the Bipartisan Policy Center found that 63% of families struggled to find childcare to keep working. According to the study, eight percent of parents reported they took paid leave to deal with childcare, and 11% took unpaid leave.
A July 2020 survey by the U.S. Census Bureau found that 18% of working-age adults weren’t working because COVID-19 disrupted their childcare arrangements. Another July 2020 survey conducted by OnePoll showed that four out of five parents were thinking about homeschooling their school-age children this fall.
Here are 10 tips for managing childcare and teaching during the pandemic.
 
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