"I hear that all the time, 'The children come first, the children come first,' " Fisher said. "We are going to put real muscle behind that statement," occupational therapist Debra Fisher, right, said in a StoryCorps interview with special education teacher Emma Pelosi.
Courtesy of Debra Fisher and Emma Pelosi
hide caption
Emma Pelosi and Debra Fisher, who work with children with special needs at separate New York public schools, find support from each other through the challenges of getting kids back to school.
A sign promoting participation in the 2020 census is displayed nearby as Selena Rides Horse enters information into a phone for a member of the Crow Indian Tribe at a counting station set up by Western Native Voice in Lodge Grass, Mont., in August.
Matthew Brown/AP
hide caption
"I hear that all the time, 'The children come first, the children come first,' " Fisher said. "We are going to put real muscle behind that statement," occupational therapist Debra Fisher, right, said in a StoryCorps interview with special education teacher Emma Pelosi.
Courtesy of Debra Fisher and Emma Pelosi
hide caption
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. That took place in the run-up to her presidential bid. Now, she'll face the spotlight as her party's vice presidential nominee.
Zach Gibson/Getty Images
hide caption
