As death toll rises, pressure mounts on governors to require masks
A growing chorus of local officials and health experts has warned that infections could continue to spiral out of control unless governors issue public health measures that apply to everyone.
Parents and children arrive at school in Toulouse on June 22, the day schools reopened in France on a compulsory basis. (AFP/Getty Images)
Students practice social distancing measures in Finland, where public health researchers found no evidence of school spread of the coronavirus after in-person classes resumed in May. (AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean soldiers disinfect a classroom at a school where two cases of coronavirus transmission were identified. (AP)
Reopened schools in Europe and Asia have largely avoided outbreaks. They have lessons for the U.S.
Much remains unknown about the interaction between children, schools and the coronavirus. And parents and teachers, especially in Europe, have been vocal about their concerns.
Big changes in small towns are fueling a racial justice movement across the Midwest
In the past decade, the number of young people of color living in the Midwest has surged and the older white population has nearly stalled — part of a nationwide transformation helping to drive Black Lives Matter protests.
