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  • What can the U.S. learn from the French approach to childcare? Audio icon

    September 08, 2020 |

    America First? |

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    Response Location: France

    The average cost of childcare in the U.S. has doubled since 1997, leaving many unable or struggling to access care; but in France, lawmakers have found a way to enact affordable, universal childcare. The childcare facilities are government-run and equipped with highly trained and educated employees, including an on-call pediatrician and child psychologist. Since the system has been in place, female labor force participation and the country's birth rate have increased and both are now higher than that of the U.S.

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  • Remote Learning Progress Report: Broadband proves to be major issue

    September 08, 2020 |

    Concord Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Rochester School District previously used hotspots on buses to help students traveling to extracurricular events, but once the pandemic showed how many families were struggling to stay virtually connected, the buses were turned into traveling hotspots for different neighborhoods. The district was able to get all but 20% of its student population connected and is looking for more ways to minimize the digital divide.

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  • ¿Podría el acceso a internet en Dallas pasar de un lujo a una utilidad?

    September 08, 2020 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Después de que la pandemia expuso la brecha digital entre los estudiantes en San Antonio, el concejo municipal aprobo el uso de $27 millones USD para que el distrito escolar conectara a 20,000 estudiantes en áreas de bajos ingresos. Los estudiantes pudieron obtener acceso al internet a través de redes inalámbricas privadas alojadas en las escuelas. Ahora Dallas está considerando a San Antonio como un ejemplo a seguir.

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  • Forged By AIDS, Storied NYC Residence Boosts Aging In Place

    September 08, 2020 |

    Health Affairs |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Two community living facilities have played integral roles in combatting the spread of diseases throughout New York's history by relying on mutual aid models. In the 1980's the Manhattan Plaza residence started the AIDS Project, which "assigned care partners to every person who got sick and deployed volunteers to deliver meals and get people to doctors." Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat, similar efforts are underway by a younger generation at the Manhattan Plaza as well as at Penn South where the focus has been on keeping senior citizens safe.

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  • In Rural Vermont, Food Relief Program Is Eyed as Model

    September 08, 2020 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Brattleboro, Vermont

    A food-relief initiative in Brattleboro, Vermont is helping connect people facing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic with free meals that are provided by local restaurants. The initiative – which also requires that the restaurants source 10% of the food from local farms – has already provided nearly 12,000 meals to local residents.

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  • When Boston's public schools closed in March, their gardens went untended. Then a volunteer effort grew.

    September 08, 2020 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    After Boston Public Schools closed in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 70 volunteers tended schoolyard gardens at 14 schools to grow food for local families experiencing economic hardship. While students were not able to participate because of COVID restrictions, residents during the summer months cleaned garden beds and planted vegetables like eggplants, cucumbers, and peppers. Organizers expect to harvest about 300 pounds of vegetables by the end of September.

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  • For many Chicago communities, there is no COVID safety net. So teachers are stepping in.

    September 08, 2020 |

    Chalkbeat Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In Chicago, teachers across the city created mutual aid groups to help students and their families pay rent, buy groceries, or cover medical bills. By using their existing networks, social media, and apps like Venmo, groups have been able to raise thousands of dollars. One mutual aid group from Roberto Clemente Community Academy in Humboldt Park raised $34,288 in about six months. “If we don’t help, who will?”

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  • The buildings heated by human warmth

    September 08, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Harnessing body heat provides energy-saving heating to commercial and residential buildings. The Stockholm Central station in Sweden and the Mall of America in Minnesota both capture body warmth to provide some of the buildings' heat. Each has over 100,000 daily visitors during non-coronavirus times, generating substantial heat that can be captured by energy-efficient construction. Body heat is also utilized in residential spaces, where thermal insulation helps keep the warmth inside. Using body heat requires energy-efficient building materials and generally cannot provide all of a building's heating needs.

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  • Homelessness on wheels: Boise Police, social workers launch new initiative for those living in vehicles in downtown Boise

    September 08, 2020 |

    BoiseDev |

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    Response Location: United States, Boise, Idaho

    An emergency shelter, a housing nonprofit, the City of Boise, and the Boise Police Department came together to coordinate efforts and give assistance to the growing number of residents experiencing homelessness and living in RVs and cars around the city. The “Street Outreach Support” program involves knocking on the vehicle doors and offering temporary housing and medical attention to those who need it. While there are a smattering of reasons that people are living in their vehicles, the city is searching for a more permanent solution to getting people access to affordable housing.

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  • NC rural provider shortage persists

    September 08, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Pender County, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, it can be difficult to attract health care workers to rural areas, but a few counties have seen signs of success from various efforts. Tactics such as using financial incentives, creating a pipeline from medical school to job placement, and fostering strong community ties have worked in some instances. However, health officials in many rural areas say that it has not yet been enough to fill the shortage of providers that they're facing.

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