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How COVID-19 upended back-to-school shopping
The new academic year starts this week for students across Southern California. Typically, parents prepare by spending hundreds of dollars per child on supplies and clothes.
By Jarrett Hill • • 24m ListenThe new academic year starts this week for students across Southern California. Typically, parents prepare by spending hundreds of dollars per child on supplies and clothes. But this fall semester is starting with virtual learning to curb the spread of COVID-19. It’s turned the back-to-school market upside down.
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3 storiesHow online learning has turned the back-to-school market upside down
Parents usually prepare for back-to-school by spending hundreds of dollars per child on supplies and clothes. But this fall semester is starting with virtual learning, and that's turned the back-to-school market upside down.
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