Enabling the young to find a voice on issues

Editor's note: This news column showcases stories from around the world that bring a touch of positivity to the fight against the deadly coronavirus.

When California announced last March that a stay-in-place order would be adopted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Ping Luo's heart sank.

The founder of Able2Shine, an education platform that since 2016 has provided debating and speech training to children from kindergarten to high school, Luo has orchestrated many in-person and on-site programs that require students' close attention and teachers' incidental coaching.