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Michigan school districts are preparing for schools to reopen in the fall -- here's what we know.

From student presentations, to lectures, to reading assignments, and so much more, teachers today have a wide variety of methods at their disposal to facilitate learning in the classroom. For elementary school children, group work has been shown to be one strategy that is particularly effective. The peer-to-peer intervention supports children in developing cognitively, emotionally, behaviorally, and socially. Group work encourages children to expand their perspectives on the world.

Guidance to help childcare programs, schools, and their partners understand how to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19 within childcare and school communities and facilities.

This infographic does a really good job of describing the statistics and comparing Covid-19 to other pandemics. It also gives us a pretty good idea of how the various countries are coping with managing the disease and preventing deaths.

Time to stop by Krispy Kreme in your cap and gown!

What does it look like when someone in Sweden brushes their teeth or when someone in Rwanda makes their bed? Anna Rosling Rönnlund wants all of us to find out, so she sent photographers to 264 homes in 50 countries (and counting!) to document the stoves, bed, toilets, toys and more in households from every income bracket around the world. See how families live in Latvia or Burkina Faso or Peru as Rosling Rönnlund explains the power of data visualization to help us better understand the world.

Visualizing a half century of data helps us understand why people make the choice to leave and where they go.

When To Book Your Perfect Disney Vacation Nobody wants to spend their whole Disney vacation stuck in lines, right? Discover these insider tips so you know exactly when to hit up the park and have fun!