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9 November 2020
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In Nashville, school officials quickly found out that English Learner families were technologically falling behind and not logging into class. The school district decided to help families by creating 10 in-person tech...
9 November 2020
Austin, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
In Austin, some families pay upwards of $1,300 a month to place their children in learning pods, an option not all families can afford. To help working families, an organization launched, Community Pods, which offers ...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jessica Blatt Press
28 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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A new learning pod in Philly at a church is serving at least 30 students. 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.” ...
28 October 2020
Philippines
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800-1500 Words
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...
27 October 2020
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
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800-1500 Words
In Canada "hands-on, in-person music classes" have been approved as acceptable to hold during the coronavirus pandemic, but the safety precautions have made it difficult to achieve an ideal outcome. Rather than contin...
27 October 2020
United States
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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 t...
Wicked Local Cambridge
Maya Jones
20 October 2020
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
East Coast universities, MIT and Harvard mitigated the spread of COVID-19 on its campuses during the onset of the fall semester and have been able to maintain low transmission numbers. "Harvard, which invited just 40%...
19 October 2020
New York, New York, United States
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Schools in New York City have, so far, been able to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic with suprisngly few cases reported and no sign yet of an outbreak. The model, which some are saying could be used at other sch...
16 October 2020
Massachusetts, United States
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Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is a biomedical and genomics research center that is at the heart of many east-coast universities successfully reopening campuses during the coronavirus pandemic. Operating with a re...
16 October 2020
United States
Broadcast TV News
Over 15 Minutes
This T.V. segment showcases multiple solutions used by school districts and nonprofits across the nation, from creating cell phone towers so students have access to reliable wifi, to curbside meals, to learning pods. ...
15 October 2020
Virginia, United States
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Louisa County schools in Virginia are delivering internet to students living in rural areas through solar-powered hot spots, built by the school's own students. The hotspot is powered by solar panels and receives inte...
15 October 2020
Ogun State, Nigeria
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In Nigeria, non-profit organizations are helping to organize and deliver virtual journalism-related training to university students who can't attend classes as normal due to the coronavirus pandemic. Although some stu...
12 October 2020
Travelers Rest, South Carolina, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
In South Carolina, 180,000 households don’t have access to Wifi, according to estimates. A problem for students who are trying to attend virtual classes. Using CARES funds, the state purchased hotspots. In one county,...
KXAN-TV
Laney Valian
12 October 2020
Hutto, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
While virtual learning can work for some, for special education students, many services and lessons get lost. “When it comes to those occupational needs and those speech needs, they’re not getting those services met b...
12 October 2020
Virginia, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In order to bridge the digital divide one school district in Virginia is putting Wi-Fi routers on its school buses. They call them Smart Buses. They buses drive out to neighborhoods where students don't have access to...
8 October 2020
Wooster, Ohio, United States
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A collaboration between Ohio's Wooster City Schools and the College of Wooster has allowed for an enhanced educational experience for many students during the coronavirus pandemic. The partnership not only provides tu...
7 October 2020
Rhode Island, United States
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800-1500 Words
The School Support Hotline in Rhode Island is helping teachers and parents experience smoother virtual classroom experiences by answering questions and providing support for tech issues, along with translation service...
6 October 2020
United States
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800-1500 Words
Engaging parents during the pandemic is crucial for student learning. This story takes a look at methods undertaken by an organization in U.S. and another in Botswana. In the U.S., Springboard, has a five-week summer ...
The Seattle Times
Alia Wong
5 October 2020
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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The city of Tulsa took a variety of steps to make sure English as a Second Language learners didn’t fall behind in their virtual classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, school officials made sure students had the...
2 October 2020
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
The Carlsbad Literacy Program provides free tutoring to adults who want help with their literacy skills. The program's students in the program include English language learners, and also helps with citizenship skills,...
1 October 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
Apps that track students’ online activity, door-to-door visits, and receiving input from families on how to reopen schools, are all ways school districts across the country are responding to absenteeism during the pan...
28 September 2020
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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800-1500 Words
In San Antonio, the Guadalupe Community Center is providing a free “day school” for children of working-class families in the city’s poorest zip code. The center serves around 30 K-12 students where they can safely ...
27 September 2020
Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
Over 15 Minutes
In Texas, 2 million households in the state don’t have high speed internet, affecting students of color at a greater rate. Some districts have also had problems with chronic absenteeism. This segment explores creativ...
KXAN-TV
Laney Valian
18 September 2020
Austin, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
As a result of the pandemic, some families find themselves turning to learning pods, a sort of alternative school where students can be looked over and mentored while they attend remote classes. Working parents find t...
18 September 2020
Los Angeles, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Two teens from Los Angeles created a tutoring program to help supplement education during the pandemic, called the “Covid NineTeen Project.” The project is entirely teen run, from the creators to the mentors. More tha...
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