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The brunt of these effects has been felt by the nation’s working parents, who were tasked with supervising the virtual schooling of their children while also telecommuting, reporting to their jobs as essential personnel, and in some instances, looking for new work. The U.S Census Bureau estimates that in 2021, at least one parent was employed in 89.1% of families with children in the United States.  \nIn New Jersey, one of the states hit hardest by COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths, school district governing bodies were given general autonomy to determine the best course of action for reopening schools. Tasked with providing effective educational experiences commensurate with government rules and guidelines, and also confronted by staffing problems, personal protective equipment supply chain shortages, and the uncertainty of the progression of the pandemic, a hybrid or virtual schooling model was the default for the state’s school districts during the 2020-21 school year.  \nIn March 2022, researchers at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey sought to document the  \nexperiences of working parents/guardians during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, and the challenges they faced in trying to balance their work lives and the schooling of their children. The Heldrich Center partnered with the New Jersey Parent Teacher Association (NJPTA) to conduct 10 in-depth qualitative interviews of working parents of elementary school children (kindergarten through fifth grade) to better understand the firsthand experience of working parents of school-age children during the pandemic.  \nThis brief describes the experiences of these working parents and their opinions of the policies and supports offered by their employers and school districts. The goal of this effort was to document how the pandemic affected New Jersey households socially, psychologically, and economically, and describe the ways employers and local education boards adapted their policies to accommodate, or not accommodate, the plight of parents working and schooling during a challenging and unprecedented time. This brief is not intended to be a comprehensive assessment on the subject, but as a piece of a larger puzzle toward understanding a working parent’s experience during, and in the immediate aftermath, of COVID-19 and how worker-centric employment policies, and family-centric education policies, contribute to more positive outcomes overall for workers, their families, and employers in the future.  \nHeldrich Center for Workforce Development 1  \nA Snapshot of How New Jersey’s Working Parents Managed Work, School, and Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic  \nFindings  \n“Same Storm, Different Boat”  \n“I’ll go back to [a] place that was a little dark,” a working mother told us.“It was a nightmare. I hope it never ever ever ever ever happens again.”  \nThe irony of the pandemic’s impact on the working parents of public-school students in New Jersey was that, while all families were living through the same pandemic reality, each family’s experience was unique. The interviews demonstrated that working parents who were afforded one or more of the following favorable personal and professional circumstances seemed to fare better than others:  \n► The ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, early mornings, and weekends, other than the typical 9 t","cbCaifouLw9CBVZd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifouLw9CBVZd","pdf",160101,11,"English","# Introduction\n# Findings\n## “Same Storm, Different Boat”","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the brief?\",\"answer\":\"To document how the COVID-19 pandemic affected New Jersey households socially, psychologically, and economically, and to describe how employers and school districts adapted policies to support (or not support) working parents managing school at home.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the research conducted?\",\"answer\":\"Researchers at Rutgers’ John J. 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