The poorest county in Maine uses COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to modify schools to get students back in person safely and quickly.
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Shawnee Tribe shifts online to save language in pandemic
The Shawnee Tribe announced a state of emergency about language preservation in January 2020. Then the pandemic shifted classes online.
COVID-19 is here to stay, but a return to normal is possible
Whether the U.S. can reach herd immunity — the threshold of vaccinated people needed to stop the coronavirus’s community spread — remains an open question. But experts believe COVID-19 could become a manageable threat.
Cleaned out of a job: Housekeepers lose work during the pandemic
Domestic workers — the nannies, house cleaners and home care aids who make up an essential workforce in the U.S. — lost work during the pandemic. These workers generally lack the benefits and protections of other professions.
‘We had to keep going’: After pandemic setbacks, Navajo police chief looks forward
Navajo Nation Police Chief Phillip Francisco reflects on a year of resilience after COVID-19 put the department’s limited resources and funding to the test.
Problems in the air: Potential link between COVID-19 and pollution
Some communities were fighting a pandemic of pollution long before COVID-19. Now researchers are studying whether the virus made matters worse.
‘Unmasking America’: COVID-19 reveals lingering inequality
Top journalism students from across the country are investigating the lingering toll of the pandemic for Carnegie-Knight News21.