HALIFAX -- Thousands of Nova Scotia students, along with their parents and teachers, are now bracing for another month of online learning. That's after the province announced Friday that all public and private schools will remain closed for the month of May due to surging COVID-19 case numbers. "I'm trying as hard as I can, I think all parents are really trying," says Allison Stephens. She's been busy helping her seven-year-old daughter learn from home in Windsor, N.S., while also trying to manage her home-based jewelry business. "I'm helping her through the day with her online school, then I'm working into the night," she says.