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  • As school districts seek to improve student performance, they turn to career academies

    March 27, 2018 |

    Chattanooga Times Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    After Nashville's high schools introduced career academies, they saw a significant improved in graduation rates. Tennessee's Hamilton County Schools are now following suit. Situated within traditional high schools and working closely with local businesses, these academies bring together a smaller group of students to focus in on career fields such as healthcare, technology, and engineering.

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  • Anacostia Rising: What's Next For D.C.'s 'Forgotten' River

    March 26, 2018 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The Anacostia, which has long been one of the most polluted rivers in the country, has been given a new lease on life, thanks to cleanup efforts and a recent sewer upgrade in D.C. Since water quality has improved, there's been renewed interest in waterfront recreation and development. Now local groups are working to mitigate displacement from gentrification, with some success.

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  • The story of Madadi: How an act of courage created a unique maternal care clinic in Kebbi

    March 26, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Madadi, Kebbi

    A small farming community in Nigeria attracted the attention of local and state governments as well as NGOs when they built themselves a two room primary school in 2003. With additional funding from many actors, the community was able to expand their school, build living quarters for teachers, develop a health clinic, and fund a separate maternity health clinic in just 12 years.

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  • When They Couldn't Afford Internet Service, They Built Their Own

    March 26, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Access to the internet is an important tool to addressing inequity at the scale of the community and the individual. Detriot’s Equitable Internet Initiative is a coalition of media, tech, and community-based organizations working to bridge the digital divide in underserved neighborhoods.

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  • Motorbike-sharing app helps tackle Nepal's transport woes

    March 24, 2018 |

    Nikkei Asia |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    Motorbike sharing apps provide an alternative to traffic congestion and crowded public transportation in Nepal. The tech startup, Tootle, connects users to motorbike drivers with its ride-sharing app. Motorbikes offer a cheaper alternative to taxis and a less-crowded alternative to public transportation—a feature particularly lauded by female users. The startup has also received a grant from the United Nations Capital Development Fund to expand the services it offers.

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  • Land Conservancies Enter Unfamiliar Territory: the City

    March 21, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Conservation groups and land trusts that typically serve rural areas have begun integrating their missions and services in urban communities to battle environmental inequity and blight. In cities like Cleveland and Seattle, these land trusts address racial and economic disparities in the fight to preserve land, making sure to orient their renewal efforts in a way that positively impacts minority communities.

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  • What if what really matters in fighting crime is how well you know your neighbor?

    March 21, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    It turns out the old adage of knowing your neighbor really can help make your neighborhood safer. A study of more than 250 cities found that a key factor behind a drop in crime in the last 20 years was the mobilizing of citizens by nonprofit organizations like block clubs. In Milwaukee these “urban guardians” have helped bring communities together and foster safer spaces that also address urban blight.

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  • In a Historic Downtown, Disaster Becomes a Chance to Build Something Better

    March 20, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Clarkesville, Georgia

    After a fire destroyed much of downtown Clarkesville, the city invested millions of dollars in properties to restore. Local government leaders sought feedback from community members, and the result was a revitalized downtown, an improved version of the previous downtown. The redevelopment success can be a model for other cities.

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  • Housing as health care: How connecting the two is saving Los Angeles money

    March 19, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A Los Angeles program provides the homeless with housing and a case manager. By providing a path to accessing care, people Do not need to use the emergency department as the place they receive care while housing provides much needed stability.

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  • Did a Hundred Homeowners Just Change the Great Lakes Forever?

    March 19, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Euclid, Ohio

    Lakefront homeowners in Euclid, Ohio didn't want to give up their land for public use until the city offered them a fair deal—the city will build a trail that reinforces the shoreline on their properties in exchange for public access. Their collaboration has another bonus: raising property value and beautifying the city.

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