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A majority of teens prefer in-person over virtual or hybrid learning. Hispanic and lower-income teens are particularly likely to fear they’ve fallen behind. [Monica Anderson, Michelle Faverio and [...]

Despite all the chaos and struggles, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic gave many parents the first-hand experience of working from home. And they liked it. [Wendy Wang and Jenet Erickson [...]

The combined effects of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exposed the fragility of supply chains, including those essential for food security. [Jane Fraser – World Economic [...]

Some Member States saw their life expectancy rebound towards pre-COVID levels, while others suffered the impact of the pandemic later and fully in 2021, therefore any rebound is yet to be [...]

Motherhood is grueling enough, and the contributions that mothers make are important enough, that it is especially frustrating when government policy makes the hard work that moms do even more [...]

For Mother’s Day, here is a look at American moms’ experiences juggling work and parenting responsibilities during the COVID-19 outbreak. [Katherine Schaeffer – Pew Research  Center, 6 [...]

Two years of pandemic have confirmed the need for implementing the ten points of the Venice De­claration.  

The quality of the relationship with parents changed, often in a negative way. Different interpretations of and approaches to the rules led to frustration and quarrelling in families. [Inge [...]

Gender and socioeconomic inequalities in parents’ psychological wellbeing increased among the study participants during the pandemic. [Jianghong Li, Mareike Bünning, Till Kaiser and Lena Hipp [...]

This report offers unique insight into the extent of the learning crisis by providing an in-depth picture of which children are most at risk of not acquiring foundational learning skills.  [...]