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Chennai Ran Out of Water — But That's Only Half the Story

Erica Gies Dhritiman Mukherjee

October 30, 2020 |

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Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The city of Chennai in India is engaging in wetlands restoration and stormwater management by using traditional knowledge and community action to reduce flooding and ensure that people have access to drinking water. Through a development program called Water as Leverage, they are implementing “slow water” projects that restore flow paths for water, which could provide greater water resiliency for humans and protect and restore natural ecosystems. While it can be difficult to get government engineers to embrace green solutions, public awareness of the environmental work is helping move the projects forward.

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Los estudiantes quieren formas prácticas de influir en las decisiones sobre su educación

Charlotte West

October 29, 2020 |

Noticias Telemundo |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

En Oakland, jóvenes han logrado poner a votación la posibilidad de que menores de edad participen en elecciones de junta escolar. Aunque no ha sido votado en Oakland todavía, las experiencias, éxitos y retos vividos por iniciativas similares en otros lugares generan muchas lecciones.

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Schools Teach by Text Message as Covid Widens Philippine Digital Divide

Isabelle Lee

October 28, 2020 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: Philippines

In the Philippines, more than half of households have limited access to the internet, making remote teaching challenging. Schools, teachers, and the government have found creative ways to reach students. Some teachers are texting students, others drop out printed materials at student homes, and the government even produced radio and TV shows to explain assignments.

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Community rallies to create free learning pod for Philly students

Jessica Blatt Press

October 28, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A new learning pod at a church is serving at least 30 students in Philadelphia. The idea for the pod was the result of a listening tour with the community. “We heard directly from parents and caregivers about their needs.” Now, students are learning lessons they had missed out on before they joined the pod.

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Classrooms Without Walls, and Hopefully Covid

Amelia Nierenberg

October 27, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Schools across the country are trying a different approach to teaching safely during the pandemic: outdoors teaching. This article provides four examples of schools implementing this method and how they did it, from the Cape Cod to Wisconsin.

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Yale Spends, Tests More; Practices Vary

Laura Glesby

October 27, 2020 |

New Haven Independent |

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Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

In New Haven, colleges and universities are taking different approaches to COVID-19 testing. Some, like Yale, test students more than once a week. Others are sample testing clusters of students, whatever the method its helping some universities prevent outbreaks and learn what works, and what doesn't.

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Money in jeopardy for program helping Wyoming adults go back to school

Camille Erickson

October 24, 2020 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

The Wyoming Works Program has helped adults afford to attend college and find better jobs. When the program started in 2019, the state government allotted $5 million dollars and since then $3 million have been used for student grants. "Individual student grants range from $1,680 to $3,360 per academic year."

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Psychische Erkrankungen erkennen: Erste Hilfe für die Seele

Jana Hauschild

October 24, 2020 |

Der Spiegel |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

Einen Erste-Hilfe-Kurs hat fast jeder schon einmal gemacht. Doch was ist zu tun, wenn jemand Suizidgedanken hat oder eine Panikattacke? Auch in Deutschland gibt es künftig Kurse, die das lehren. Die Erfahrungen aus anderen Ländern zeigen, wie wichtig und wirksam sie sind.

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To Recognize Misinformation in Media, Teach a Generation While It's Young

Amy Yee

October 23, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Media Literacy Now is a nonprofit aimed at combatting misinformation, especially on social media platforms, and lobbying for media literacy education in schools. The organization was started by Erin McNeill in 2013 and played a hand in the formation of 30 bills in 18 states. The organization also provides resources on its website, including toolkits for teachers to incorporate media literacy in their lessons, and templates for emails and letters people can send to their local officials in support of increased media literacy in schools.

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Youth Vote Goes Virtual

Charlotte West Ilyne Castellanos

October 23, 2020 |

Voices of Monterey Bay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

California Students Vote Project, a public-private partnership, encourages college students to vote. Covid-19-adjusted strategies include sending out multiple emails, using social media, and encouraging peer-to-peer contacts to inform students about how to register to vote and the ways they can actually cast their ballots. Group representatives also visit Zoom classrooms to share information and some students have organized virtual events, such as political trivia night, to foster student engagement. Over 65,000 California students have registered to vote since August, triple the number from all of 2016.

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