If they can find the right combination of kindred families and qualified teachers or tutors, Marin moms Darcy Alkus-Barrow and Malissa Reyes are planning to go “micro-pod” for the upcoming school year ...
After spending months keeping her 6-year-old daughter occupied with nature hikes, scavenger hunts and virtual play dates, Julia Devetski was hoping she could finally return to work full time again ...
When Marin school moms Darcy Alkus Barrow and Kristen Vandivier set up their private Facebook page on micro-pods three weeks ago, they didn’t anticipate the flood of interest. At last glance, more ...
Many school districts around the United States have yet to declare what the upcoming school year will look like for students, whether they’ll be heading back into a school building to learn or ...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- As parents and students await the governor's decision about school this fall, many are looking into a new phenomenon for education. Instead of kids going to school, some families ...
Back in the spring, when some of us were still using magical thinking when it came to what school would look like in the fall, a few friends started bringing up the concept of “forming a pandemic pod.
Christopher Barrow, left, looks on while his daughter Scarlett, 6, son Grayson, 1, and his wife Darcy Alkus-Barrow play in the backyard of their home in San Rafael on Tuesday, July14, 2020. (Sherry ...
Christopher Barrow, left, looks on while his daughter Scarlett, 6, son Grayson, 1, and his wife Darcy Alkus-Barrow play in the backyard of their home in San Rafael on Tuesday, July14, 2020. (Sherry ...