Nearly all professional reading that comes my way from journals and online involves the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic upon children and learning. There are articles on reading scores, social-emotional learning and student anxiety levels. There are also studies of teacher burnout and parental frustration.

Elizabeth Schrader has her own way of honoring the woman who witnessed Jesus’ death and resurrection. Schrader is a Duke divinity doctoral candidate whose academic work centers on discovering who the real Mary Magdalene was. On Saturday, Jan. 4, from 10 a.