Daily Lumina News 080520

U.S. colleges have struggled with how to conduct the upcoming academic year amid the coronavirus pandemic. With many schools deciding to offer only remote classes but still charging full tuition, the pandemic has added a new urgency to questions about the cost and value of higher education.
This episode of "Rethinking College" explores one school that is cutting tuition substantially—and making plans to keep it low permanently.

The 2020 fall semester is likely to test the endurance, flexibility, and finances of parents everywhere. Both K-12 and college schedules are expected to keep shifting to reflect the changing risks posed by COVID-19. Children who start out in classrooms may end up studying from home for longer than their exhausted parents had counted on.
And that could cause a child-care dilemma for parents whose own schedules and workplaces are in flux.

A growing mountain of evidence shows that COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll on Latino, Black, Native American, and lower-income people. People in these groups are more likely to have lost jobs, pay, family members, or their own lives due to the pandemic.
Meanwhile, millions of college students had their campus experiences cut short this year, and are facing uncertainty about how and if they can return to college. Eight learners from underserved backgrounds share how they are coping with these challenging times.

Like many businesses, universities and colleges are struggling with a crisis that was not of their own making. But, according to observers and statistics, many left themselves exposed to it with questionable management that was.