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Anna North

Anna North

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Anna North

    Money
    Will schools require Covid-19 vaccines for students?Will schools require Covid-19 vaccines for students?
    Money

    It’s complicated.

    By Anna North
    Politics
    What is school for?What is school for?
    Politics

    Kids need it for education. Families also need it for child care.

    By Anna North
    Money
    How to heal our national exhaustionHow to heal our national exhaustion
    Money

    Americans have burnout on top of burnout on top of burnout. Now what?

    By Anna North
    Money
    America doesn’t have enough teachers to keep schools openAmerica doesn’t have enough teachers to keep schools open
    Money

    The problem started way before omicron.

    By Anna North
    Money
    The world as we know it is ending. Why are we still at work?The world as we know it is ending. Why are we still at work?
    Money

    From the pandemic to climate change, Americans are still expected to work no matter what happens.

    By Anna North
    My year of smells
    Money

    The power of perfume in a plague year.

    By Anna North
    Politics
    Why adoption isn’t a replacement for abortion rightsWhy adoption isn’t a replacement for abortion rights
    Politics

    From the dangers of pregnancy to the trauma of adoption, there’s a lot SCOTUS has not acknowledged as Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance.

    By Anna North
    Money
    Long hours make bad neighborsLong hours make bad neighbors
    Money

    Americans’ excessive and unpredictable work schedules are making us lonely, self-centered, and powerless.

    By Anna North
    They lost parents to Covid-19. Are we abandoning them?
    Features

    The number of American kids whose caregivers have died in the pandemic has surpassed 140,000.

    By Anna North
    Playdates are ruining all the fun
    Science

    It’s time to rethink how American children play.

    By Anna North