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By John Finnerty CNHI NEWS SERVICE

HARRISBURG — The state Department of Edu-cation on Monday advised schools in 41 of the state’s 67 counties — including Crawford County — to consider hybrid or remote learning.

Under the proposal, based on the data from last week, schools in Montour, Snyder, Somerset, Venango and Warren counties would be among those in which the state’s data suggests in-person instruction is ap-propriate.

Cambria, Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer and Northumberland county schools would be best suit-ed for either hybrid learning with partial in-person class-es and partial online, or full remote learning, based on last week’s data, according to the PDE data.

The state data shows that COVID-19 spread in Union County was “substantial” last week, meaning the coun-ty’s school districts should be operating only online.

The data and guidance will be updated each week, according to the depart-ment.

The recommendations came in new guidelines linking Department of Health data on coronavirus

By Aneri PattaniSPOTLIGHT PA

Ada Bailor’s time at Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been marked by a steady drumbeat of racism.

Her first month on campus, in 2017, an image of a fellow student’s Snapchat emerged,

showing a burnt sandwich with the caption, “How do you like your grilled cheese? The same as my slaves.” This past Sep-tember, a video shared dozens of times on social media cap-tured a student using racial slurs and threatening violence against students of color.

Then there was more subtle

racism, Bailor said, such as professors discouraging her from taking the same number of science and math classes as others because they didn’t think she would succeed. When she raised concerns about discrim-ination, an adviser lectured her

MEADVILLE TRIBUNE

A $1.8 million resurfacing project from Meadville to Saegertown will

start later this month, according to the Pennsylva-nia Department of Transportation (PennDOT).

Nearly 5 miles of Park Avenue

and Park Avenue Extension will be repaved, starting Aug. 24.

The project will include paving of 4.9 miles of Park Avenue/Park Ave-nue Extension from the intersection with Baldwin Street in Meadville to the intersection with Route 198 in Saegertown.

Work will include milling and resurfacing as well as drainage im-provements, upgrades to guiderails and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps, plus pave-ment markings and signs.

Construction is expected to begin Aug. 24, weather permitting, and is anticipated to be completed by Nov. 13, PennDOT said.

No detours are expected in connec-tion with the project, but motorists

By Emily KoppTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON _ After months of remaining vague about its plans to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, the Trump administration is quietly pi-loting distribution working groups.

The plan, which is not yet public, was confirmed by four state health departments.

Federal officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion, the Pentagon and the admin-istration’s Operation Warp Speed initiative plan to conduct site visits and develop “model approaches” for other states based on what they learn, according to a CDC descrip-tion of the project shared exclusive-

ly with CQ Roll Call. The states in-volved include California, Florida, North Dakota and Minnesota.

The start of vaccine distribution plans come amid calls by public health experts for a national strate-gy. Distributing any authorized vac-cines effectively will be crucial to stemming the coronavirus pandem-ic. Normal life can’t begin to resume in the United States until a large pro-portion of residents are immune.

Public health advocates say they’re worried that U.S. immuniza-tion could resemble the dysfunction of state-by-state testing standards or the chaotic distribution of personal protective equipment.

A plan is needed to make the vaccine widely available, including

to people who lack insurance, and convince skeptics to trust vaccines tested with unprecedented speed that may not have full Food and Drug Administration approval. The logistics of shipping and providing vaccines under precise conditions, managing potential supply chain shortages, monitoring patients, and ensuring equity will be complicated.

Democrats in the House and Sen-ate who oversee health issues have pressured the Trump administration for a plan.

“Alarmingly, in the absence of a comprehensive plan, the Admin-istration appears to be making de-cisions without the critical input

By Sean P. RayMEADVILLE TRIBUNE

The second annual Crawford Gives drive kicked off Monday and by early evening already was more than halfway to reaching its total from the previous year.

The two-day drive surpassed the $160,000 mark roughly 18 hours into the funding window, though there was some early-bird funding courte-sy of repeat donors from last year. Comparatively, the first Crawford

WorldwideCases 19.93MDeaths 732,467United StatesCases 5.06MDeaths 163,156PennsylvaniaCases 119,453Negative 1.24MDeaths 7,317Crawford CountyCases 154Negative 5,222Deaths 1

CORONAVIRUS CASE COUNT

Sources: Johns Hopkins University; Pennsylvania

Department of Health. State and county numbers include

probable cases.

Mural commemorates women’s suffrage, A3

Hermitage home destroyed by morning fire, A3

Pelosi holds firm but Mnuchin wants deal, A6

Students of color say universities fail to address campus racism

TOUGH TOPICS

State urges

hybrid, remote

learninglocally

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MICHAEL BRYANT/Philadelphia InquirerCheyney University of Pennsylvania is the oldest historically Black college and university in the nation. TOP: Ada Bailor, a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, said the campus ‘doesn’t allow Black students to feel safe.’

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• Story first online Monday at 2:29 p.m.

A vehicle drives by a patch of uneven road caused by potholes and years of patching near the Robertson Athletic Complex on Park Avenue. SHANNON ROAE/Meadville Tribune

See PAVING, Page a3

$1.8M Park Avenue paving project set

Crawford Gives drive

hits half of its goal

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Exclusive: Federal officials launch vaccine pilot program

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