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  • I Cover Cops as an Investigative Reporter. Here Are Five Ways You Can Start Holding Your Department Accountable.

    June 04, 2020 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Citizen watchdogs can hold local police accountable by using the tactics of investigative reporters that have successfully exposed systemic problems and sparked reforms. One reporter shares five approaches he’s used to hold up policies and practices to scrutiny, some of which led to positive change. He provides a how-to on learning the existing policies, obtaining public records, engaging influencers in honest dialog, presenting verified evidence in a fair format, and seeking allies to pressure for reform.

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  • Swarthmore alums use their tech skills to deliver PPE to health care workers across the U.S.

    June 03, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A group of tech-savy Swarthmore College alumni are helping to get a surplus of personal protective equipment into the hands of the medical professionals who need it most. Tapping into communities where it's not uncommon to have spare PPE due to environmental reasons such as wildfires, the group created a database that pairs donors with recipients. The process has allowed for more than 666,000 masks transferred to health care workers nationwide.

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  • Urgency of getting people back to work gives new momentum to “microcredentials”

    June 02, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Henderson, Nevada

    Western Governors University in Henderson, Nevada is one of many educational institutions in the United States redefining how students can get degrees through technical skill-oriented programs. Students can obtain certifications, or "microcredentials", in high-demand skills like "technical support, cloud technology, and data analysis" within months, and be ready to enter the workforce. But, what makes this model different is its certificate "stacking," which means that students can keep earning work-relevant certificates, while also satisfying degree requirements.

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  • In Austin, ConnectATX Makes COVID-19 Resources Easy to Find

    June 01, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    ConnectATX provides a directory of myriad resources available to residents in Austin, Texas. The services include food aid, rent relief, mental health, childcare, and transportation. ConnectATX has representatives who screen callers depending upon need and connect them with all the appropriate available resources on their website. As the pandemic continues, ConnectATX has kept their directory updated with the latest information on food banks, testing sites, and guidelines for financial aid benefits.

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  • What We Can Learn From South Korea's Coronavirus Response

    June 01, 2020 |

    Elemental |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Lessons learned from the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in 2015 helped South Korea uniquely prepare a quick and effective response to the recent coronavirus outbreak. With several new strategies in place including contact tracing protocols and "laws clarifying the roles of national and local government, public health, and industry sectors in the event of another outbreak," the country was able to largely contain the virus faster than other countries which reported cases emerging at similar times.

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  • Could paying farmers to store carbon help the climate and save farms?

    June 01, 2020 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States

    Indigo Agriculture, an ag-tech startup, is looking to pay farmers to draw carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the ground, which could help mitigate the effects of climate change and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Other companies that want to offset their own emissions can purchase credits on a carbon exchange. While the market hasn’t opened yet and some experts are skeptical about how much carbon the soil will absorb, Indigo Agriculture has signed up more than 5,000 farmers representing 19.8 million acres of land.

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  • From dance to karate, schools keeping kids active with online sessions amid coronavirus

    May 31, 2020 |

    Staten Island Advance |

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    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    Dance, karate, and music instructors in Staten Island, New York are adapting and shifting the ways they deliver lessons to work within the virtual landscape their students, and the rest of society are living in due to the pandemic. Some of the new ways these instructors have approached lesson delivery include using Google Classroom, developing a new music-specific learning platform, and incorporating new classes normally not offered.

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  • How Kerala managed to flatten the coronavirus curve

    May 29, 2020 |

    Equal Times |

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    Response Location: India, Kerala

    The local government in Kerala implemented swift and aggressive measures to contain the coronavirus, within three days of learning that China was experiencing an outbreak. The success of the state is largely due to the way the government functions under the "Kerala model," which is a culmination of "decades of progressive politics and an egalitarian development strategy." Although the curve has been flattened, there are still significant socio-economic ramifications that are posing a challenge to recovery.

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  • In Africa, a Drive to End Malnutrition Meets Covid-19

    May 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    A nongovernmental organization, Sanku, invented a new technology that allows a machine to mix in the right amount of basic nutrients into flour that children and others need. By working directly with the millers and creating a sustainable business model, nearly 100 schools were provided fortified flour to keep its students healthy.

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  • 'We're Not Optional': Aid Organizations at the Border Adapt to the Pandemic

    May 28, 2020 |

    Sojourners |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Tijuana

    To continue serving tens of thousands of refugees stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border during the pandemic, shelters have collaborated on an improvised system to deliver food aid, emergency hotel accommodations, and legal aid via videoconferencing. The border buildup of recent months, a product of the “Remain in Mexico” asylum policy, became a far more complicated humanitarian mission thanks to COVID-19. After completely shutting down, some shelters are cautiously reopening with new protocols to serve a more socially-distanced clientele.

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