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Education

Philadelphia's COVID case hikes raise concerns about in-person classes

WHYY

In Philadelphia, students, teachers and staff come back from the holiday break even as COVID-19 is surging and essential personnel are out sick. Is in-person learning a good idea at this time?

Philadelphia's COVID case hikes raise concerns about in-person classes

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Monday

National

Separated Families Meet In The Middle Of The Rio Grande During 'Hugs Not Walls' Event

Along the Rio Grande, about 200 families separated by their legal status briefly reunited in the middle of the river over the weekend. It was part of an event called "Hugs Not Walls."

Separated Families Meet In The Middle Of The Rio Grande During 'Hugs Not Walls' Event

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Thursday

Ending 'Asylum As We Know It': Using Pandemic To Expel Migrants, Children At Border

A woman from Guatemala and her two daughters were apprehended upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez and were immediately expelled back to Mexico in the early hours of April 2 at the Paso del Norte International Bridge. Paul Ratje hide caption

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Ending 'Asylum As We Know It': Using Pandemic To Expel Migrants, Children At Border

KERA

Tens of thousands of migrants, including asylum-seekers and unaccompanied children, have been turned away at the border since March. Now the administration wants to restrict asylum permanently.

Ending 'Asylum As We Know It': Using Pandemic To Expel Migrants, Children At Border

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Monday

National

Texas Faces A Spike In The Coronavirus Cases At Meatpacking Plants

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday has unveiled more of his plans for reopening Texas. Meanwhile, the state is facing a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases — most of them at meatpacking plants in Amarillo.

Texas Faces A Spike In The Coronavirus Cases At Meatpacking Plants

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Thursday

Wednesday

Latin America

Violence In Mexico Is Driving A Growing Number Of People To Ask The U.S. For Asylum

KERA

Violence is driving a growing number of Mexicans to ask for asylum in the U.S. But some Mexicans feel stuck in their own county, terrified the criminals they fled will catch up with them.

Violence In Mexico Is Driving A Growing Number Of People To Ask The U.S. For Asylum

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Thursday

National

Undocumented Immigrants Who Are Victims Of Mass Shootings Pursue Special Visa

KERA

When a gunman opened fire in Las Vegas in 2017, undocumented immigrants were victims. Now some are pursuing a special visa. Survivors of the mass shooting in El Paso may be eligible, too.

Undocumented Immigrants Who Are Victims Of Mass Shootings Pursue Special Visa

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Thursday

National

Trump's Executive Order To End Family Separation Hasn't Quieted Protesters

A group of 20 mayors from across the country gathered Thursday near an immigrant youth detention encampment near Tornillo, Texas, to protest and demand information about what is being done to reunify the children with their families.

Trump's Executive Order To End Family Separation Hasn't Quieted Protesters

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Tuesday

Education

New Orleans Charter School Creates 'Trauma Informed' Discipline Model

Many students at Crocker College Prep, an elementary charter school in New Orleans, suffer from trauma. The school has changed it's discipline model from "no excuses" to "trauma informed" because the old way of doing things wasn't working in a place where children suffer from PTSD at three times the rate of children nationally.

New Orleans Charter School Creates 'Trauma Informed' Discipline Model

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When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

Nicole Boykins is principal at Crocker College Prep in New Orleans. The pre-K through eighth grade school is one of five schools in a program to better serve children who've been exposed to trauma. Clarence Williams/WWNO hide caption

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When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

Children in New Orleans suffer from trauma at high rates. Now, several schools there are focused on catching and helping students whose behavior may be a response to their suffering.

When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

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