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Returning to Learning: MSA’s Back-to-School Guide for Kids and Parents

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ByEmily CosnottiJun 16, 2023 | 0 comments

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Returning to Learning: MSA's Back-to-School Guide for Kids and Parents

Back to school is a little different this year—or, a lot different, really. Here at MSA, the conversation about back to school started with the members of our team who are parents, and we learned that now more than ever, on top of being parents and employees (at the same time), they also wear the hats of IT support, administrative assistant, school teacher, lunch service, PE teacher, dinner chef, and, oh yeah, some are also partners. Others are doing all of this totally on their own. 'Overwhelming' is an understatement. We want to support you, parents. So we've compiled this landing page with resources for your many roles in an effort to ease your burdens, even if just a little.

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