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  • When coronavirus closed schools, some Detroit students went missing from class. These educators had to find them.

    June 16, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    After the pandemic forced schools to close, educators in Detroit had to take on the role of "detectives" in order to track down missing students and help them stay on-track. After realizing the extent of the impact the coronavirus had on students and their families, educators resorted to persistent follow-ups, food deliveries, tracking families based on need, and providing grief counseling to help them cope with family losses and their changing environments.

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  • Teaching during a pandemic: Island educators use innovative methods to keep students engaged

    June 16, 2020 |

    Staten Island Advance |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    Although the pandemic has set a serious tone, teachers in Staten Island are helping their students cope with at-home learning through laughter and unconventional methods. Two teachers recorded videos of themselves while wearing wigs and did their best Jersey accent to deliver grammar lessons. A biology teacher used Zoom to guide students through a dissection lesson on chicken legs. These teachers are proving that despite the challenges of teaching through a pandemic, there are also novel opportunities to seize.

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  • La ventilación mécanica: una esperanza de alto riesgo para pacientes COVID

    June 16, 2020 |

    Animal Político |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    Este artículo explica en qué medida los sistemas de ventilación pulmonar mecánicos para medicina son soluciones ante una pandemia por enfermedad respiratoria como el COVID-19, pero en un país con altos porcentajes de población diabética, hipertensa y con obesidad, esta respuesta médica a la enfermedad también puede representar un riesgo.

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  • Ventiladores mecánicos: ¿qué debe tener para mantener con vida a un paciente?

    June 16, 2020 |

    Animal Político |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    Esta publicación explica cómo debe ser un ventilador pulmonar mecánico para ayudar durante la pandemia del COVID-19. En México, al igual que en la gran mayoría de países del mundo, el sistema de salud no contaba con suficientes ventiladores para esta emergencia, entonces diferentes miembros de la sociedad civil juntaron esfuerzos y comenzaron a desarrollar sus propias máquinas de sanidad. Este reportaje presenta cómo una familia creó un ventilador que puede venderse en $700 para ayudar a la respuesta nacional de la pandemia.

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  • How nonprofits are getting people out of metro Detroit jails during COVID-19 pandemic

    June 16, 2020 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Nonprofit bail funds, which use donated money to pay the bail of low-income people held in jail on pending charges, have won the release of about 55 people in Detroit during the COVID-19 crisis. Beyond the immediate need to free more people from an environment that makes social distancing difficult, the bail funds are part of a larger movement challenging a system that disproportionately affects people of color. The combination of bail payments, bond reductions, and administrative releases have reduced Wayne County's jail population by almost half.

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  • Coletivo da Maré espalha informações sobre coronavírus e tenta evitar contaminação ainda maior na favela

    June 15, 2020 |

    O Dia |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    A reportagem é sobre ações de moradores do Complexo da Maré, Rio de Janeiro, para minimizar a contaminação de Covid-19. Os moradores investiram em grafite, faixas e carro de som para alertar a vizinhança sobre os riscos da doença.

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  • Why a small town in Washington is printing its own currency during the pandemic

    June 12, 2020 |

    The Hustle |

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    Response Location: United States, Tenino, Washington

    The town of Tenino, Washington has begun to print their own unique money during the coronavirus pandemic to both ward of the economic fallout and help those who are facing financial insecurity. Similar to efforts from the city's past as well as that of other small towns, the locally-printed wooden dollars can only be spent at local businesses and for basic needs, with the mayor explaining, "Amazon will not be accepting wooden dollars.”

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  • How Switzerland avoided a coronavirus 'catastrophe' by protecting cross-border workers

    June 12, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    Switzerland avoids a total shutdown of borders in order to keep its healthcare system functioning during the covid-19 health crisis. Healthcare workers are vital to border cities such as Geneva, which relies on cross-border workers who commute to and from the country on a daily basis. Health workers were given faster access at border crossings and other employees were encouraged to work from home after tax treaties and agreements were quickly re-written and passed to avoid workers and employers from being penalized.

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  • The making of a virtual museum

    June 11, 2020 |

    The Bay State Banner |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston area museums have launched virtual tours since closing their doors to the public amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Although it is hard to create a museum experience that fits every user’s individual preferences, the 3-D tours have been very popular. The Peabody Essex Museum was already working with Matterport, a virtual tour maker, who had photographed their "Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle” exhibition that is available online. The Boston Children’s Museum found their virtual tours to be so popular that they are creating a new product that will allow children to create their own virtual museums.

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  • Designed to Save Lives: Artists Craft Coronavirus Messaging for Underserved Communities

    June 11, 2020 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

    Photojournalism |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Artists are designing bold and direct messaging to provide Covid-19 information to underserved populations. The messaging is explicit, often highlighting the role of racism in health disparities seen with the virus, and it is culturally specific to the intended audience. Messaging is offered in multiple languages and the information and images speak directly to the cultural norms of specific groups. Messaging is also delivered in a variety of ways, from fliers disseminated in Black churches to including brochures in bags of free groceries to hanging posters in residential buildings.

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