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How custodians in Durham Public Schools were granted paid emergency leave

Victoria Johnson

April 09, 2020 |

The Daily Tar Heel |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

In March 2020, North Carolina’s Board of Education, in response to COVID-19, approved paid emergency leave for all school employees – but with 100% pay only going to those that qualify as “high risk.” With many of the affected employees being Spanish-only speakers explanations of the detailed leave policies were not comprehensive, making the roll out of the relief confusing and inaccessible.

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Isolation: Was wir von Astronauten lernen können

Selina Thaler

April 09, 2020 |

Der Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Austria

Auf engem Raum, in einem streng getakteten Alltag und ohne frische Luft zu schnappen: Wie hält man es Monate im Weltraum und mit der Crew aus? Mit Respekt, Empathie, Kommunikation – und viel Übung.

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코로나 휴교령에… ‘온라인 원격교육' 실험 시작한 유럽[글로벌 현장을 가다]

김윤종

April 09, 2020 |

동아일보 |

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Response Location: France, Paris

휴교령이 장기화 되면서 유럽 주요국들은 온라인 교육을 대안책으로 삼고 새로운 시도들을 단행하고 있습니다. 기술 접근성 격차로 인한 혼란 등을 최소화하면서 일방향 교육 시스템을 어떻게 개선할 수 있는지에 대한 고민들이 함께 부각되고 있습니다.

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Religiöse Feste in Corona-Zeiten

Sabine Kinkartz

April 09, 2020 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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Response Location: Germany

Während Corona überdenken viele Gelehrte die Vorschriften ihrer Religion, damit Gläubige auch während Corona Feste feiern wie Pessach oder Ramadan feiern können. Der Ermessensspielraum unterscheidet sich von Religion zu Religion – doch fast alle greifen auf technische Lösungen zurück.

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Public health workers innovate around social distancing guidelines

Jessica Kutz

April 09, 2020 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

A fleet of mobile health units across the nation have been helping low-income and immigrant communities to access public health care resources, but during the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has shifted to providing relevant safety information. Leveraging the trust that has been developed over time, public health care workers are utilizing social media to distribute information and resources until they can until they can begin "delivering medications in partnership with Federally Qualified Health Centers, a safety net for uninsured and undocumented people."

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High School Students Are Delivering Groceries To LA Seniors For Free

Itxy Quintanilla

April 09, 2020 |

LAist |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

What started as one high school student delivering groceries to her grandmother has turned into a full-fledged organization called Zoomers to Boomers. Another similar group called Shopping Helpers LA has also popped up in the area with 300 high school volunteers delivering 100 grocery requests per day.

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The power of love and a quarantine creates Project 88

Makenzie Whittle

April 09, 2020 |

The Bulletin |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

To address the boredom and isolation that many artists are feeling during the coronavirus pandemic, a local independent filmmaker in Oregon created a film project to act as a creative outlet that attracted contributions from more than 300 people across the world. The project – “Project 88: Back to the Future Too” – invited people to recreate one of 88 scenes from the popular franchise film, which filmmaker Taylor Morden then stitched together into the final movie and released online.

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Symptom-trackers and doctor dorms: how universities are fighting Covid-19

Rachel Hall

April 09, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge

In the UK, universities are playing a role in containing the coronavirus and helping communities cope by creating innovative solutions and using of technology to expand access. From converting shipping containers into vertical farms that provide food to those experiencing homelessness to teaching businesses how to move their work online, "universities are using their research and resources to improve people’s lives."

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Glendale Community College's mobile food pantry meets a rising wave of need during pandemic

Vera Castaneda

April 09, 2020 |

Glendale News-Press |

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Response Location: United States, Glendale, California

California’s Glendale Community College normally operates a food pantry, called Food for Thought Pantry, for its students. Forced to close to slow the spread of COVID-19, it partnered with the Los Angeles Food Bank and the Glendale Community College charitable foundation to create a mobile food pantry for students and their families. Collecting food from farmers, wholesalers, grocers, growers, and distributors, they served a line of over 1,000 vehicles in April.

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How these immigrants are giving back to their new community

Kristi Eaton

April 09, 2020 |

Shareable |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

A nonprofit in Tulsa that used to teach immigrant and refugee women sewing skills as a means of income has pivoted to producing masks for the community instead. Even after the quarantine was imposed, the women who had a sewing machine at home coordinated a system with each other to drop off supplies and pick up masks, including creating a Whatsapp group for sewing questions. The process hasn't been perfect yet, and they are still working out the kinks, but voices in the organization describe the impact of being able to give back to one's community.

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