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It's a concern Tiffany often hears, she leads free parent support groups and offers one-on-one counseling. Throughout the pandemic, demand for her services skyrocketed. "Much of what we talk about in this space, too, is a sense of safety and if we’re not feeling safe to become pregnant or safe to birth or safe to raise our children," she said. For much of 2020, many didn’t feel safe. While the birth rate in the U.S. has been on a steady decline, in 2020, that rate dropped significantly with 4 percent fewer births than 2019, a record low for the U.S.

Schools and districts can’t require Covid-19 vaccines for students, but states can.

Editorial: Why change school mask rule? It's not about the kids Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail In March, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifted a mask mandate, reopening Texas 100 percent. At the time, we thought it was too much, too soon, too fast. While we still would have preferred the governor take a slower, more measured approach, the metrics now are undeniable and on his side. Vaccinations are up. Case counts and hospitalizations are down. And Texans of all political stripes are enjoying the benefits of a return to normal. Abbott rolled the dice, and he got lucky. But Abbott h...

'Let them breathe.' Some protesters call on NC, Wake to end school face mask mandate. T. Keung Hui, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) May 19—CARY — Dozens of protesters rallied outside Tuesday afternoon's Wake County school board meeting to call for the end of requiring face masks to be worn in schools. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is still requiring face coverings to be worn in places such as schools and childcare centers, even as he's lifted the state's mask mandate for most other settings. More than 40 protesters stood outside the Wake County school system's headqua...

How much longer will NC students have to wear masks in school? State isn't sure yet. T. Keung Hui, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) May 13—North Carolina health officials say it's too soon to know when they'll drop the indoor face mask requirement in the state's public and private schools. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently ended the requirement that face coverings be worn outdoors at schools. But state Health Director Dr. Betsey Tilson said Thursday that it could be awhile, especially at elementary schools, before the indoor face mask requirement i...