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  • Douglas County Got On The Remote Learning Train Early. This Is How Teachers Made It Work

    April 22, 2020 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    The transition to remote learning in Douglas County, Colorado, as a result of COVID-19 has been relatively seamless since teachers and students were already familiar with some online learning platforms. Though the district may have lessons for other schools, they are also cautious to acknowledge the advantage they have as a result of the relative wealth and resources of the families they teach.

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  • Louisiana Hotelier Offers Free Rooms To Medical Workers

    April 22, 2020 |

    KUNM |

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    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    After learning that doctors weren't going home after their shifts for fear of possibly transmitting the coronavirus to their families, a Louisiana hotellier began offering free rooms to medical workers. While the practice isn't financially viable forever, in the short-term, it has been implemented at his other hotels across the country, and healthcare workers are saying it has made a difference for them.

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  • Working to recover the ocean ecosystems that sea urchins gobbled

    April 22, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In partnership with the company Urchinomics, a lab in California is developing a type of feed that helps sea urchins captured in the wild grow so they can sell them for commercial purposes. Sea urchins have been ravaging bull kelp forests along the coasts and scientists are looking to sustainably control the urchin population. The algae-based feed that scientists produced helps the urchins grow and produce uni — the urchin’s edible gonads — which are sold to restaurants, and a test run of the product in Japan was well-received.

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  • How Cellphones Can Keep People Learning Around The World

    April 22, 2020 |

    WBFO |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    A platform that allows students to receive lessons via text message is being used to complement education efforts in Uganda. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, one such texting platform has partnered with nonprofits to offer a free WhatsApp course "that covers coronavirus facts and health information."

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  • The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis

    April 21, 2020 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    An alliance born out of the AIDS epidemic, now known as the Association of Bay Area Health Officials, has been a key factor in the effort to contain Covid-19 in Northern California. Proactive planning and unified messaging helped the "close-knit relationship among the 13 health officers" react quickly and aggressively once the pandemic became a reality in the region. Compared to other regions, the hospitals in this region have yet to experience an influx of patients.

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  • Stressed? Richland County mental health board launches free, confidential helpline

    April 21, 2020 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    To better address the increased likelihood of people experiencing stress and anxiety due to the coronavirus pandemic, Richland County mental health providers have launched a hotline for children and families to call for counseling, free of charge. The hotline is staffed by counselors and case managers and is in addition to other crisis intervention phone lines already in place.

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  • How Norway Convinced Drivers to Switch to Electric Cars

    April 21, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway provides financial incentives for its citizens to transition to electric vehicles. The strategy is working—electric vehicles are responsible for 40 percent of new car sales, compared to 2 percent in the United States.

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  • Chef Erik Bruner-Yang's Industrious Restaurant Relief Program Launches on the West Coast

    April 21, 2020 |

    Washingtonian |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A restaurant relief effort called the Power of 10 Initiative aims to support a devastated hospitality industry. The project raises $10,000 a week to support 10 full-time jobs at small restaurants, who then provide 1,000 meals to essential workers and people in need. After a successful launch in Washington, DC, the initiative is now moving to Los Angeles, California.

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  • Saving and protecting peatlands in Indonesia

    April 21, 2020 |

    Inkline |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    The degradation of peatlands is a public health and climate change issue. Organizations in Indonesia are working to understand these wetlands better by mapping the location of them throughout the country and around the world. By creating a comprehensive picture of peatlands, which contribute up to 10 percent of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, key partners can understand how to prevent carbon emitting from the wetlands into the atmosphere.

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  • In a Philippine indigenous stronghold, traditions keep COVID-19 at bay

    April 21, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Cordillera Administrative Region

    To combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, provinces in the northern Philippines have implemented a tengao, an indigenous version of a lockdown. Since community elders invoked the lockdown, the region has recorded few cases of infection. Government officials said these practices, including other indigenous rituals, have complemented quarantine orders enforced by the national government.

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