COVID-19 fuels big summer school push across USA’s public schools

After a school year punctuated by coronavirus quarantines, Zoom lessons and days away from her friends, Caia Rivera, 7, will be spending at least part of her Florida summer back in the classroom.

Her classes and other enrichment activities at her Miami-area elementary school come courtesy of her mother’s desire to keep her mind sharp – and more than $1 billion in federal funding to dramatically expand summer learning for millions of kids.

“I’ve noticed both with my kids and my friends’ kids that this pandemic has caused kids to feel isolated and anxious, so having the ability to be interacting with people outside of the home can only do good in the long run,” said Caia’s mom, Cynthia Klimekoski, 37. “They were able to still have classes through Zoom, but I know with my daughter, she does better in person. I can’t really tell if she fell behind or

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College Football Odds

2021 Big Ten win totals, odds, picks: Predictions for each team as Ohio State, Wisconsin face big numbers

June 24, 2021 - by Ludivina Leveto

It’s that time of the year. The sun is shining in the sky longer, the air feels thicker and I’m walking face-first into spiderwebs nearly every time I take the garbage out. That’s right, it’s summer, and the best thing about summer is that it’s the last season we need to get through before fall — the season during which there’s college football.

Summer also means win totals for the upcoming season have been posted, and even if we’re a couple of months away from the season starting, that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start betting on what will happen. Win totals are a great way to prove to yourself just how right or wrong you are about the upcoming year, as they set the foundation of what expectations are for each school.

So who is going to exceed them? Who will come up short? Let’s figure it all

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College Football Odds

2021 Big 12 win totals, odds, picks: Predictions for each team with big lines for Oklahoma, Iowa State

June 22, 2021 - by Ludivina Leveto

As the college football offseason rolls through June with media days just on the horizon next month, storylines are beginning to form as the 2021 regular season approaches. Which teams are playoff favorites? Which team will come out of nowhere? Which team will be overrated? With updated win totals and betting odds making their way to the universe, we’re getting a better understanding of the landscape.

This week, starting with the Big 12, we’ll be going game by game to give our takes on every team’s outlook. Unlike win total picks, these predictions require choosing a winner and holding the result across team breakdowns. We’ve not only predicted how many games each team will win, but also where those wins are going to come and what games on the schedule could end up changing the fortunes of the entire conference. Taken into consideration are historical trends, general conference power rankings

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College Football Odds

2 Major Big Ten Vs. Pac-12 Games

June 21, 2021 - by Ludivina Leveto

Two of the most anticipated matchups of 2020 were axed due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Ohio State at Oregon and Michigan at Washington. Those showdowns are now on for the 2021 season, albeit at the reverse locations.

For the past few years, the Big Ten and Pac-12 have both fought in their own respects for their place in the college football world, oftentimes coming face-to-face when it came to College Football Playoff seeding. Now, their top two programs (Oregon and Ohio State) duke it out for the first time since the 2014-15 National Championship Game. Both teams’ rivals also square off with major implications.

Let’s dive into the top games for Week 2 of the 2021 College Football season.

College Football Week 2 Odds

Here are college football betting lines for Week 2 of the season.

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Odds
9/11	Ball State	Penn State	PSU
9/11	Stanford

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