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Bucking the Trend: How 2 D.C. Principals Restored Black Parents' Trust in Returning Kids to the Classroom

Taylor Swaak

February 28, 2021 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Principals in the D.C. area have developed tailored approaches to rebuild trust with families who are wary of letting their children return to in-person classes amid the pandemic. These approaches include close, constant communication with parents, including handing out personal phone numbers, as well as heightened transparency regarding the measures each school is taking to keep students and teachers safe, and one-on-one tours with families.

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200 Schools, Universal Weekly COVID Screening: How ‘Assurance Testing' Has Kept Thousands of Texas Students in Classrooms

Bekah McNeel

February 28, 2021 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

Determined to keep San Antonio schools open, the newly created nonprofit Community Labs is running an assurance testing operation at a size and scale unique in the country. Used with other mitigation strategies, assurance testing actually does make schools safer, said Community Labs President Sal Webber.

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NYC's free pandemic child care program promised to prioritize students with disabilities. Why were so many turned away?

Alex Zimmerman

February 25, 2021 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down school buildings and led to many people working from home in New York City, a city child care program was launched to give children a place to go while they were learning from home. However, the program failed to accommodate children with disabilities who required the assistance of a paraprofessional. After realizing the gap in care, the city is now working to increase access.

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Baking Homemade Bread Becomes a Public Good

Lynn Freehill-Maye

February 25, 2021 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kirkland, Washington

A community effort to help provide food to those who are food insecure during the pandemic has brought together local bakers to bake bread for food banks. The initiative, known as Community Loaves, has amassed 700 volunteers and donated 15,000 loaves to 11 food pantries across the Seattle area, and is now also gaining momentum in Oregon.

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A Booster Shot For Detecting COVID-19 Mutations

Thomas K. Grose

February 24, 2021 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

When the SARS-CoV-2 variant emerged in the United Kingdom, scientists in Britain were able to quickly identify it and warn other countries thanks to the use of genome sequencing. Now other countries, such as Denmark, are investing in genome sequencing to get ahead of the next potential outbreak.

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Asian American food aid expands to address hidden hunger during pandemic

Amy Yee

February 24, 2021 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Organizations across the country are working to address food insecurity among Asian Americans, an issue that was exacerbated by COVID-19 related job losses. Groups such as VietAid in Boston and the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition in Philadelphia provide free groceries, hot meals, and other assistance to those in need. The local organizations are also a source of assistance for people who do not have documentation and they provide services and help navigating local bureaucracies in many languages and dialects, which can be a barrier for some within Asian American communities.

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How 5 universities tried to handle COVID-19 on campus

Betsy Ladyzhets

February 23, 2021 |

Science News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Universities are breeding grounds for COVID-19. In August and September they had to figure out the best way to test, control, and contain a virus on campus. Across the country universities launched a plethora of methods: weekly testing, staggered testing, training student health ambassadors, and even a community court. This article highlights the endeavors of 5 universities.

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Green House nursing homes kept COVID cases low via small sizes, private rooms, universal workers

Tom Dinki

February 22, 2021 |

WBFO |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

The Green House Project, which is a network model of nursing homes across states, has been able to largely avoid the spread of Covid-19 amongst residents, with five times fewer cases than the national nursing home average. While the small size of the nursing homes has played a role, it has also been beneficial that each resident has their own bedroom and bathroom and that staff employ a universal worker model that limits the number of nursing assistants coming and going from each facility.

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Can Mass Self-Testing for Covid-19 Keep Schools Safe?

Ruth Bender

February 21, 2021 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: Austria, Berlin

Schools in Austria are teaching schoolchildren how to use noninvasive antigen tests to test themselves for COVID-19, in an attempt to keep schools open and coronavirus spread low. Although some question how reliable these tests are, a few hundred cases have been detected so far and almost all parents and teachers "have embraced the testing offer."

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Online therapy helps students tackle mental health during pandemic

Julie Leopo

February 21, 2021 |

el Don |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana College offered mental health services online for students dealing with depression, anxiety, and other issues exacerbated by COVID-19. Hundreds of students utilized the services, which include ten counseling sessions students are allotted each year. Sessions are conducted over secure connections using any device that can access Canvas or by phone. The Health and Wellness Center also reaches students with an Instagram account and weekly Zoom workshops. The 23 workshops cover topics like self-care, procrastination, tips to better sleep at night, and coping with rejection and loss.

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