By MacKay Jimeson April 23, 2020 It’s an unsettling time. Can we still seek a silver lining? Hundreds of millions of us are more or less stuck in our homes—forced to reevaluate the way we relate to work, the government, to one another, and to the world at large. This pandemic also presents time of transformation. A crisis tends to …
Is Our Economic Recovery Tied to Schools Online?
By MacKay Jimeson April 16, 2020 In the wake of the coronavirus, we have to be flexible. And while public health should remain a top priority, focusing on our schools is equally vital. In order to restore the economy—to return to a version of normal—schools must excel at teaching children in a virtual setting. They must have the software and …
Work, Life and Pandemic. Expectations for the Months Ahead
By: MacKay Jimeson Tuesday, April 14, 2020 A not so bold prediction is that “open for business” will join “social distancing” as the most commonly used phrases of 2020. With some positive indications that COVID-19 related hospitalizations are flattening, government officials across the United States began to turn an eye towards next chapter of this crisis – economic recovery. The …