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  • Around the world, Indigenous seed banks are helping to preserve culture, boost nutrition and protect the environment

    June 02, 2020 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Guatemala

    Indigenous seed banks preserve and reintroduce native agricultural varieties, which in some cases are more nutritious than other varieties. Qachuu Aloom runs a one-room seed bank that provides raw materials for its 500 active members, 80% of whom are women, to practice agroecological farming. The Cherokee Nation Seed Bank preserves more than 100 different kinds of seeds, distributing over 10,000 packets to growers in 2019. Several international organizations are working with seed banks to drive more resilient and diversified food production with native varieties as a way to address food insecurity.

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  • USDA Acts Fast To Help Schools Offer Families Take-Out, Grocery Money

    June 02, 2020 |

    Boise State Public Radio (KBSX) |

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    Response Location: United States

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has effectively responded to the Covid-19 crisis by quickly helping existing programs provide food aid to families. School lunch programs rapidly moved from providing hot food to children who qualify to a to-go style menu for all children under 18 and offers grocery money to families who can’t pick up food. The USDA also expanded SNAP with increased monthly allowances and options for online shopping. There have been administrative difficulties coordinating aid so quickly that has caused delays to some families getting the food they need.

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  • Where Do We Grow From Here?

    June 02, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Bozeman, Montana

    In Montana, a group of professionals were brought together to collaborate on the pandemic recovery effort underway in Bozeman, with the economic development director at the helm. Known as the Bozeman Economic Recovery and Resiliency Team, the group is comprised of 25 members including business leaders, local and state government officials, education leadership, and representatives from tourism and childcare industries, among others. The group was formed at the outset of the pandemic to efficiently communicate constantly-shifting information, ascertain needs, and manage local recovery efforts.

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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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  • Is Germany Doing Enough to Ensure Small Businesses survive the Coronavirus crisis?

    June 02, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The German government has spent billions to keep small businesses and freelancers afloat during the pandemic. Entrepreneurs who qualified were sent funds, often within 2 business days, specifically for business-operating costs such as commercial rent. Some businesses are hoping for more support in the form of rent freezes depending on how long the lockdown continues while others lost out on funding by waiting too long. The program ran out of money but the government has announced additional aid packages.

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  • Why So Many Police Are Handling the Protests Wrong

    June 01, 2020 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States

    Half a century of research showing the dynamics of how protesters and police interact under pressure teaches that when police respond with escalating force, it doesn’t work. But police continue to lean on such tactics out of instinct and culture, even in the face of strong evidence that they often instigate the very riots they ostensibly seek to prevent. Defusing tension is no simple matter, and officer safety concerns are often legitimate. But much can be learned from common mistakes and from some model strategies that have been deployed successfully.

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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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  • How a City Once Consumed by Civil Unrest Has Kept Protests Peaceful

    June 01, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    Through a combination of protesters’ vigilance, mayoral leadership, anti-violence interventions, and de-escalation by police, Newark managed to avoid the violence that marred other cities’ responses in the initial burst of protest after the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd. Newark has worked in recent years to reduce street violence using trained mediators. That team, aided by a resolve among protesters to prevent widespread looting and vandalism, helped prevent all but minor problems and arrests in the first volatile weekend of protests.

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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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  • A turnaround school on the rise sees progress halted by the pandemic

    June 01, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Metaire, Louisiana

    When the John Q. Adams Middle School in Louisiana received a D rating, a new principal stepped in to restructure and address the ongoing issues with staff and students and was seeing success—but that changed when the pandemic hit and the school was unable to shift to remote learning. Progress started by holding one-on-one sessions with all staff and administrators at the school, tidying up the campus, and by approaching school discipline with a perspective that is conducive to long-term positive change.

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