Taking care and staying connected with yourself is SO IMPORTANT! - especially during the school year. Mindfulness is how I stay balanced during stressful times.  https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/02/09/7-ways-meditation-can-actually-change-the-brain/#d0fe09014658

Some information about how you can register to vote and help out during the 2020 Election!!

Feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsberg, her legacy, and what will happen to our country without her. You can also read more about her legacy in any of the articles linked below! https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/18/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-women-history-column/5834820002/ https://theconversation.com/ginsburgs-legal-victories-for-women-led-to-landmark-anti-discrimination-rulings-for-the-lgbtq-community-too-146546#:~:text=Unequal%20protection&text=At%20the%20time%20that%20the,some%20form%20of%20legal%20protection. https://www.npr.org/2016/02/15/466848775/scalia-ginsburg-opera-commemorates-sparring-supreme-court-friendship https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/100306972/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87 https://www.newyorker.com/news/postscript/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-the-great-equalizer-obituary

A few things to read if you're bored in quarantine :)

How social media, like Instagram and Snapchat, are toxic and how to use them in healthier ways.  https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/it-or-not-social-medias-affecting-your-mental-health https://medium.com/@kelleykoski/how-to-start-using-instagram-in-a-healthy-way-199db4aab52a

What is voter suppression, and its effect on elections.  links: - https://www.npr.org/2018/10/23/659784277/republican-voter-suppression-efforts-are-targeting-minorities-journalist-says - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/court-cases/husted-v-philip-randolph-institute - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/03/us/elections/how-states-moved-toward-stricter-voter-id-laws.html - https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/07/poll-prri-voter-suppression/565355/ - https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/georgia-governor

The disaster of the 2020 College aboard AP Tests. Sources: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/05/15/coronavirus-ap-exam-2020-college-board-troubleshooting/5194639002/ https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2020-04-01/schools-rush-to-get-students-internet-access-during-coronavirus-pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/05/20/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-college-board-about-botched-ap-tests/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/annaesakismith/2020/05/20/the-college-board-is-sued-over-ap-test-glitches/#6f0d9b9616a9

Distance learning :( Will school return in the fall? How will our education be affected? How will students from low income families or with special needs be affected? Tune in to find out.  All sources are linked below: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/it-feels-like-its-never-going-to-end-weary-dc-area-parents-brace-for-more-all-virtual-school/2020/07/22/b4828058-cc1e-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html https://www.npr.org/2020/07/16/892034455/fairfax-county-va-school-chief-on-his-plan-to-reopen-schools https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/politics/trump-schools-reopening.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/politics/trump-schools-reopening.html?auth=login-google https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-reopen-schools-coronavirus-governors-pressure https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2020/04/special-education-goes-remote-covid-19-pandemic/610231/

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