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  • Teachers use high and low-tech means to reach English Language Learners during coronavirus crisis

    April 28, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    To reach English Language Learners, who are particularly hard to contact during the coronavirus pandemic as a result of language barriers and other factors, teachers are trying low-tech approaches. From letters to phone calls to recorded lessons, instructors are hoping to minimize the potential learning loss during this extended break.

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  • How LAUSD Handed Out 13 Million Free Meals In 6 Weeks

    April 28, 2020 |

    LAist |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Since closing schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Los Angeles Unified School District has been working to create an efficient and manageable food distribution program for students who rely on school meals. Although it's not without its limitations and challenges, especially in terms of long-term funding, the district's grab-and-go centers have been filling the need.

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  • Rhode Island Pushes Aggressive Testing, a Move That Could Ease Reopening

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

    Rhode Island is one of the few states in America that has worked to establish widespread testing for the coronavirus. Although gaining tests has been a challenge, local officials have concentrated efforts on eliminating barriers for people that require a test. This has included placing testing sites in the middle of "dense, working-class cities," making testing free with a referral and encouraging preemptive contact tracing through journal writing.

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  • Greece Has ‘Defied the Odds' in the Pandemic

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Greece, Thessaloniki

    Because of early and quick actions by the government – and a compliant populace – Greece has seen under 200 COVID-19 deaths, relatively low compared to its European counterparts. The country was quick to cancel large gatherings, enforce mandatory quarantines after travel, increase its healthcare infrastructure, and impose a strict shelter-in-place order. While these measures have seemingly had an impact, limitations like lack of testing and outbreaks in refugee camps are making some question those results.

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  • Senegal trials begin for $1 COVID-19 test kit

    April 28, 2020 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Dakar

    Senegal has largely been able to keep the coronavirus outbreak at manageable levels thanks to early detection strategies and the reliance on local research. Crediting lessons learned from past communicable disease outbreaks, the country was quick to implement restrictions and health protocols and is now working on developing a faster test.

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  • In Spain, a Strong Sense of Solidarity Drives Endurance in the Pandemic

    April 27, 2020 |

    PassBlue |

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    Response Location: Spain, Madrid

    Spain's collectivist culture, free public-health system, and economic support structures have helped the country to combat the spread of coronavirus. One measure – known as "temporary employment regulation file, or expediente de regulación temporaria de empleo" – specifically helps those who would have otherwise lost their jobs due to business closures by allowing the employer to sign his or her employees up :to get paid by the state a monthly amount of approximately 70 percent of her/his latest taxable salary."

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  • Why distance learning is a success in one California district

    April 27, 2020 |

    EdSource |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Following early rumors of coronavirus-related school closings, one California school district took quick actions, including setting up workshops for teachers on remote learning basics and implementing more flexible curriculum requirements. The schools' real-time decision making has paid off—remote learning has been a relatively successful experience for students and teachers. The district also benefits from an already-existing system in which students receive at-home laptops.

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  • The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Changing How People Buy Books

    April 27, 2020 |

    Wired |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Bookshop is a startup that launched to give indie book stores around the country a fighting chance while Amazon continues to dominate the book market. The startup offers book buyers a portal to a wide variety of shops, and in turn, exposes those same shops a chance to tap into a larger market.

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  • How an Alberta text messaging program is helping people cope with COVID-19

    April 27, 2020 |

    St. Albert Today |

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    Response Location: Canada, Alberta

    An Alberta Health Services’ text messaging service called Text4Hope is giving people text messages to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The texts, written by mental health therapists, use cognitive behavioral therapy, helping people disrupt the constant stream of negative thoughts that happen during traumatic times. So far, over 30,000 people have signed up.

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  • Utah Guard soldiers bring their language skills to a new battlefront — as contact tracers in war against coronavirus

    April 27, 2020 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    To contain coronavirus, Utah has enabled contact tracing that utilizes state employees to make phone calls to those who have potentially been exposed to the virus but many they call do not speak English. To address the language barrier, members from the Utah National Guard’s 300th Military Intelligence Brigade – who serve on the linguistic unit – are volunteering to provide translations.

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