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• Leading with equity to support our most vulnerable students

  Sheilamary Koch Education

  Harm to our nation's most vulnerable children is likely to extend far beyond missed learning. New evidence reveals that staggering numbers of students could fall months to a full year behind, be locked out of experiential science learning and drop out of school. With the real threat of racial disparity increasing exponentially, educators and advocates across sectors are rallying to make equity the center of plans for next school year and beyond.

• Crosscurrents ahead — proceed with caution and optimism

  Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  Our industry appears to have turned a corner. After a disappointing second quarter in which many clients delayed or postponed projects due to safety and economic concerns stemming from the COVID-19 health crisis, more architecture and design (A&D) firms are starting to see a resurgence in client activity. It may take a while for the industry as a whole to recover, but there is every indication that in the months ahead it will emerge not only intact but even more vital than before.

• 8 US museums you might not know about

  Dave G. Houser Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  America loves its museums. There are more than 35,000 of them scattered across the country, and while many are temporarily closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, we can look forward to their reopening soon. The nation’s museums range from opulent and influential to obscure and offbeat. It is the latter category that most intrigues us. Here are eight such museums.

• The role of associations and chambers in post-COVID-19 economic recovery

  Stephen Rosenlund Association Management

  Today, businesses are motivated to join their industry’s association or local chamber less for altruistic or community-based reasons, and more by the bottom line. On top of that, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating additional challenges and further disrupting the industry. But with that comes the opportunity to serve and represent the business community in its hour of greatest need and drive the economic recovery that is so critical to a prosperous decade to come.

• Do what has to be done

  Debra Josephson Abrams Education

  In "Make something good happen," we looked at how the BBC series "My Perfect Country" can work in conjunction with project-based learning activities to nurture students' critical analysis and inventiveness in service of ameliorating or eliminating manageable problems that affect them. Now, let’s look at another BBC series, "People Fixing the World," and focus on the episodes "Kids Fixing the World" and "New Uses for Old Solutions" so we can encourage and assist students to do what has to be done.

• Will COVID-19 change corporate culture?

  David White Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Will the COVID-19 pandemic impact corporate cultures? If so, how? That is a deceptively hard question. The quick answer is that it already has. But underneath the surface lies a more complicated answer. To get at it, we need to answer two questions. First, what is culture? And second, how is culture changed by events like pandemics?

• A startup is designing bed seats for budget flyers

  Lark Gould Transportation Technology & Automotive

  Lie-flat seating is well known to business and first-class travelers — an indulgence coveted and purchased for its myriad perks. Now, a fresh innovation could bring the same concept to economy plus, and it couldn't have come at a more important time. Travelers in the economy cabin may soon be able to sit, lie flat, and sleep in the same seat while maintaining social distancing rules.

• Remodelers hopeful resurgence in business will continue

  Michael J. Berens Construction & Building Materials

  Renewed homeowner interest in undertaking home renovation projects has boosted remodelers' optimism that demand for their services will rebound in the third quarter. Activity began to improve in the latter part of the second quarter as some states started opening up businesses and relaxing stay-at-home orders. But with some cities and states reinstating closures and lockdowns due to renewed outbreaks of COVID-19, the outlook at present is more uncertain.

• Senate set to consider new stimulus measures, but will they be enough?

  Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  As the pandemic rages, state closures are resuming after early reopenings. Economic policy to address such impacts looms large, as states face crushing budget shortfalls. We turn to Washington, D.C. On July 20, the GOP-majority Senate is set to take up its version of the Heroes Act that the House passed in May. It aimed to help struggling firms and working families but omitted Medicare for All and a Universal Basic Income.

• The best tools and teaching methods for continued virtual learning

  Alyssa Abel Education

  As you prepare your lesson plans for the coming year, you might need to do twice the work. Many districts have yet to finalize reopening plans, and it pays to prepare for continued virtual learning. What are the ultimate tools and strategies for online learning? As you gear up for the 2020-21 school year, add these gems to your arsenal.

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