Back to school is just around the corner for many families. This will be a year unlike any other as the pandemic continues.

While navigating the mask debate that’s going on across the country, parents also have a lot of questions about how to manage the social and academic aspects of returning to class.

Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson speaks with Abby Freireich, a teacher, tutor, cofounder of Teachers Who Tutor NYC and co-author of Taking the Stress out of Homework.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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