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"Our Planet Live in Concert" at Eisenhower Auditorium; the PS I(Heart)U Week celebrating University pride and Penn State traditions; and "ON YOUR FEET!" The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan at Penn State York's Pullo Center are among the cultural highlights across Penn State this weekend and next week.
The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating health, economic and social consequences. In New York, the pandemic and ensuing economic shutdown produced almost 2 million job losses in 2020. Yet for many, economic hardships existed long before this time.
Experts don’t all agree on what drove the drop in child poverty — or how to keep the rate falling. American Enterprise Institute researcher Angela Rachidi says it’s work requirements in safety net programs. The Child Trends report suggests it’s the earned income tax credit, child tax credit and other forms of help. They also cite child care assistance, paid leave as ways to help keep the trend going. The Census Bureau seems to agree.
Total preK–12 public school enrollment in the United States declined 3% between fall 2019 and fall 2020, erasing a decade of steady growth, according to the National Center for Education Statistics’ 2022 edition of the annual Condition of Education report to Congress, which also showed that students are completing more advanced math courses and more science courses, and fewer students are dropping out before obtaining their high school diploma or GED.